Stitches:
This seam is embellished with a line of threaded stepped running stitch which has been further decorated with a combination of detached chain stitches and straight stitch
Thread:
This has a foundation of perle thread #8 which has been threaded with a 4 ply knitting yarn. The detched chin stitches are worked in DMC cotton stranded floss
Placement and Foundation Fabric:
This seam is between piece 1 and piece 2 in the middle of the block. The diagram is in the article I wrote when I introduced block 7 In the same article I also talked about the foundation fabrics I used.
What is the 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.
