Work in Progress and News for the CQ community

News: Bloggers who Embellish Ring is moving First up I have some news for the CQ community online as I had an email from Mary Frances Main of Frequently Wrong but Never in Doubt to let me know she is moving the Bloggers who Embellish Ring The group will still …

A Digitised Book on Samplers

For anyone interested in samplers and their history I discovered the 1926 edition of Leigh Ashton’s Samplers Selected and Described as a digitised book free online. The overview from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries covers primarily English samplers but European and American samplers are also included. The book contains …

Free embroidery designs from the V&A

  The Victorian and Albert Museum has published some Designs & Illustrations by Florence Caulfield. These patterns are released free to embroiderers to print out, transfer to cloth and use. If you click on any of the images you can view a larger version.  I must admit my connection has been …

Work in Progress – more crazy quilt diamond blocks

I have worked 2 more blocks done for my Diamond block crazy quilt to show you.   This is a detail of the hand embroidery from the first block.   In this seam embellishment chevron stitch was worked to couch down ribbon. I then laced the chevron stitch with another ribbon.  I …

Sewing tips and tricks on Threads

Have you ever poked around the the Threads website? For those who live where this magazine does not hit the news stands, Threads is a print magazine that publishes articles on fine sewing and embellishment. The site houses loads of interesting articles, tips and tutorials.   With the release of …