This band of stitching on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is made up of two lines of herringbone worked on top of each other. The top line in taller and tied with a running stitch. Seed beads sit along both edges. Threads: Hand dyed cotton perle #5, wool …
You can make books from all sorts of recycled materials. One of the most obvious is clean packaging. Over on Exploring the Wonders of Life, Shari has written a clear well illustrated tutorial on how to make a book from a cookie box. The equipment required for simple bookbinding …
Crazy quilt hand embroidered seam decoration: This seam detail on block 41 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt, is a row of buttonhole stitch worked at various heights along the seam which has been further decorated with seed beads. Thread: Silk What is the story? This regularly published series …
This band of stitching on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is made up of a a row of double herringbone, detached chain stitch for the leaves, straight stitch for the stems and cast on stitch for the flowers. Seed beads have been added to the herringbone and to …
Crazy quilt hand embroidered seam decoration: This is the first seam detail on block 41 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. It is a row of chain stitch worked in half circles above a seam that has been decorated with commercial embroidery Anglaise edging fabric. This type of …
This band of stitching on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is based on a foundation of 2 rows of herringbone. The top and bottom rows are tied and then laced with a dark metallic thread. In the middle of the 2 rows I have added lines of seed …
With the new year I am now about to start documenting block 41 of the I dropped the button box quilt. This block is in tones of buttery yellow and soft browns with a smidgen of gold. Many of the fabric pieces were scraps that from a regular quilt I …
