This is block 42 of the I dropped the button box quilt. This crazy quilt block is in tones of blue and soft apricot-pinks. If you click on the image above you will see a larger version Over the next few weeks I will focus on each seam and embellishment …
Over on A list Apart, Mike Rohde has written a good article about the advantages of using a sketchbook as a thinking tool. The points he makes in Sketching: the Visual Thinking Power Tool can be applied to any creative practice. That includes any creative practice that is associated with textiles. …
This band on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is made up of cross stitch, bugle beads and herringbone stitches. Threads: Hand dyed cotton and commercial stranded cotton floss Fabric: 26 cnt linen Date: This section of the sampler was worked during April and May of 2008. Size: The For …
Crazy quilt hand embroidered seam decoration: This is the last detail on block 41 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. It is a cluster of contemporary and vintage buttons that are stitched across the whole block. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and …
Note Unfortunately Stitchin Fingers no longer exists as the site closed late 2016 so I have removed the links in this post Why do I have a photos of my needle case here? We are going to run a very special web event on Stitchin Fingers. The idea came from …
This is another part of the border stitching on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler. It is made up of back stitch and beaded straight stitches. Threads: Cotton perle #8 Fabric: 26 cnt linen Date: This section of the sampler was worked during April and May of 2008. …
Crazy quilt hand embroidered seam decoration: This seam on block 41 is a row of quarter buttonhole wheels that have been decorated with seed bead. Thread: Perle #5 cotton thread. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy …
