Stitches:
Detail 93 is tucked in the corner of the block. I have embellished a piece of braid with detached chain stitches and a seed bead
Thread:
Perle thread #5
Placement on block:
This detail sits in the lower left had corner on piece 4 on block 13
Braid:
This braid was found in remnant bag in a soft furnishings shop.
Beads:
Seed beads
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.
For a stitch guide to hand embroidery stitches, instructions can be found in my stitch dictionary
