This area on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is part a border pattern made up of row upon row of herringbone interspersed with bugle beads. Threads: Hand dyed cotton perle #5 Fabric: 26 cnt linen Date: This section of the sampler was worked during April and May of …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seam is on block 43 of the I Dropped the Button Box crazy quilt was first covered with some vintage lace then along the edge I worked a line of fly stitch which is then tied with a detached chain stitch. In the middle of …
This area on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is part of the border. It is made up of back stitch, detached chain stitch and red seed beads. Threads: cotton perle #8 Fabric: 26 cnt linen Date: This section of the sampler was worked during April and May of …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seam is on block 43 of the I Dropped the Button Box crazy quilt. It is made of a line of buttonhole stitch topped with tulip stitch that has a seed bead in the middle. Thread: Perle #5 cotton What is the story? This regularly …
This area on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is part of the border. It is made up of back stitch and some red seed beads. Threads: cotton perle #8 Fabric: 26 cnt linen Date: This section of the sampler was worked during April and May of 2008. Size: …
Did you know that spider web fibre is so strong because it is made of two types of compounds? It consists of a soft amorphous molecule and a hard crystalline one which means it makes a thread that is stronger than steel, more resilient than kevlar and less dense than …
This is block 43 of the I dropped the button box quilt. This crazy quilt block is in pinkish tones. One thing most people notice about it is that it has the corner of an embroidered serviette on it. Over the next few weeks I will focus on each seam …
