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CQ Detail 4

CQ Detail 4

crazy quilt block detail

Stitches:

This is a line of  Palestrina stitch.

Thread:

A hand dyed cotton which is about the same weight as perle thread 5.

Placement:

This lies below the button cluster on piece 6 on block 1

Foundation Fabrics

The fabric in this section is a polyester.

Dyes

Procion cold water dyes for the cotton thread

 

What is the back story?
This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy quilt I dropped the button box. All articles are categorised in the projects under Crazy Quilt details which enables readers to browse back through the series.
Free Crazy quilt block patterns
In the process of documenting the seam decorations on this quilt, as I get to each block I am diagramming it out for readers as a free crazy quilt pattern. Links to these free pattern pages are listed on the CQ details FAQ page.


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