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CQ Detail 117

CQ Detail 117

crazy quilt block detail
Detail description:

As you can see this detail is a braid held down with a fine metalic thread and further embellished with beads, detached chain stitch and straight stitch.

Thread:
Stranded cotton floss and fine metallic thread

Placement on block: 

On block 17 this braid runs along the side of piece 5

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.
Copyright
I have released the block patterns and stitch ideas for non commercial use but I retain all copyright. Please attribute the work to me, and link back to this blog. You may not take whole articles from this series and republish online. Link please dont republish.


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