This area is to be found on Section 33 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. Stitches Used: I was experimenting with varieties of cable chain stitch and oyster chain. Threads: Knitting yearn with a blended metal thread and wool. Fabric: Hand dyed cotton Date: This section of the …
This week the free design is one of my designs for hand embroidery. I hope you like it. It can be a motif used on a crazy quilt block or any item that needs a bit of decoration such as a bag. If you need to know how I would …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This is part of crazy quilt block 50. The small lace motif of the bow was first hand dyed before tucking it under a vintage button that is in the shape of a hat. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate …
One of the advantages of keeping a blog is the public nature of goals set. Last week I said if I was to progress with this quilt I had better push myself a little harder and return to the habit of sharing photos of blocks as I stitch them. This …
This area is to be found on Section 33 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. Stitches Used: I was experimenting with varieties of chain stitch Threads: A fine knitting yarn with a blended meatal thread in it. Fabric: Hand dyed cotton Date: This section of the sampler was …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block This is part of crazy quilt block 50. This seam started with a line of feather stitch worked using a hand dyed silk thread. Then I return to add cast-on flowers using the same thread. I then added a seed bead to the middle of …
This area is to be found on Section 33 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. Stitches Used: I was experimenting with varieties of cable chain stitch. This is a threaded version Threads: Hand dyed cotton and a knitting yarn that has a blended metalic thread. Fabric: Hand dyed …
