This area is to be found on Section 33 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. Stitches Used: Detached chain stitch, sequins and beads Threads: Hand dyed cotton thread the same thickness as cotton perle #5 Fabric: Hand dyed Aida cotton Date: This section of the sampler was worked …
Last Saturday I wrote about section 478 on the For love of Stitching band sampler. I was asked for the pattern and since I had time I sketched it off for people to use. Click on the image for a larger size and just a reminder this is what it …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seam decoration on block 47 of the I Dropped the Button Box crazy quilt is a very old favourite of many crazy quilters. It is feather stitch worked in a hand dyed silk thread with a few beads added to each arm of the …
This area is the first on Section 33 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. Stitches Used: Stem stitch, chain stitch, whipped chain stitch, detached chain stitch, French knots Threads: Hand dyed silk thread the same thickness as cotton perle #8 Fabric: Hand dyed tea towel linen Date: This …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seam decoration on block 47 of the I Dropped the Button Box crazy quilt is made up of a line of tied herringbone stitch worked in rayon ribbon floss. I then stitched beads between the ‘V’ on the herringbone. What is the story? This …
When I was teaching at Maureen Greeson’s An Adventure in Crazy Quilting earlier this year I had with me this crazy quilt One of the ladies who was attending the event pointed out that I had not blogged about this quilt. I was not really holding out on anyone. I had …
Section 33 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is another long section but this time, getting tired of the usual format I tried a little experiment with the foundation fabric as I patch worked it together. The image above is a picture of what it looked like before …
