Today I am introducing block 20, on this grid, of the “I dropped the button box” quilt. This block has a bit of theatre theme because when Eve was younger (before she became a circus performer) she was very active in the theatre both front of house and back stage. To …
I was tempted to title this a A free fun font for fabulous fantastic funny stitchers but I resisted. I was poking around Font Squirrel and found Costura a free cross stitch font which I could not resist.
Band description: This is another variation on basic buttonhole stitch. As you can see if you turn these motifs upside down they are hearts! Fabric and Thread: The sample is worked on Aida fabric using a hand dyed cotton thread which is about the same weight and thickness as perle 8 …
The Detail: This is the last detail on block 19. It a cluster of metal buttons. They are all modern buttons which tumble over the left hand side of the mainly siting on piece 3. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered …
Band description: I hope this section of the sampler is not getting too boring for regular readers as this band is another variation on basic buttonhole stitch. Fabric and Thread: The sample is worked on Aida fabric using a hand dyed cotton thread which is about the same weight and thickness …
The Detail: This is seam is embellished with a series of buttonwheels worked in DMC perle 5 thread Placement on block: On block 19 this seam runs along the edge of piece 4 and piece 1 What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered …
