Why have I got a map of the United States pinned to my design wall? Has designing stopped? Where is the fabrics the laces the bits and pieces? It looks as if something is cooking but what? I have been walking around with a stupid grin on my face for …
For Day 98 we have another cluster of buttons which has been stitched at the edge of a doily. On this detail two seams can be seen. The first seam runs diagonally to the top of the photo. This seam embellishment is made up of sheaf stitch. Running diagonally towards the …
With my current connection problems this is also a brief post. My weekly step tally at 65,442 is a little better than the last few weeks. Other stitchers involved in the challenge (to my knowledge) are Ash of 10,000 steps Linda of Chloe’s Place Janet of Just bee cause and …
For Day 97 the detail I am featuring is another example of using rick rack in crazy quilting. The rick rack has been attached with Zig Zag Chain using DMC pearl #5 thread. I have stitched three straight stitches between the V’s of the braid, then topped with seed beads. …
The seam treatment for day 96 started life as a piece hand dyed lace that was in the form of a row hearts. this lace is a modern rayon lace that I used Procion dyes to colour it. As you can see in the photograph, the hearts are upside …
Once again the 6 x 4 lives challenge due date is starting to register on my consciousness. So I commenced this months card which is more a design exercise than anything else. The background is hand dyed and painted linen and I have stitched on some hand dyed flannelette cotton …
For Day 95 in this series I have two seams to feature. Both seams are made up of of arrangements of Detached Chain Stitches and straight stitch. The first sample is a line of chain stitches worked along the base of a piece of hand dyed lace. I used a hand …
