Seam decoration on crazy quilt block:
This seam of tied herringbone is to be found on block 44 of the I Dropped the Button Box crazy quilt.
Thread:
The tied herringbone is worked in Perle #5 and tied with perle #5 cotton. The seam is further embellished with a line of detached chain stitches worked in Rayon Ribbon floss.
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.
