Work in Progress Wednesday Block 35 done

The last time I shared a work in progress report I had just started block 35 on my next crazy quilt. Last week I was franticly working to get my CQ Templates announced and out. I did not post a progress report because I had none! This week its a different story as …

How to Hand Embroider Buttonholed Double Chain

Buttonholed Double Chain  is an unusual variety that I found this variation of double chain in The Constance Howard Book of Stitches (p 106). This version of double chain is buttonholed and can feel messy and can feel a little awkward.  Once past the first few stitches it takes on a form, …

Introducing Block 66 in the I dropped the button Box Quilt

With Block 66 we are now two thirds through the process of documenting this quilt! Yay! Click on the image to taken to larger view. Block 66 is a much softer colour scheme. It is part of a light coloured  band  that runs diagonally across the I Dropped the Button …