Thank you everyone for your well wishes. It’s not s serious bug just a winter cold/flu and I am almost on the mend. The detail below is an area on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler. It is part of section 46 which is a free form embroidery with an …
This is an embellished area on block 66 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. This scatter of buttons, charms, sequins and beads tumble into an area covered in lace. The pattern on the lace was picked out in embroidery using perle #12 thread. I used stem stitch and …
Over on Paper and More they are sharing a number of envelope, box and card templates that you can use as small gift boxes or for special invitations, gift cards etc. Included, is a pentagon petal card template, a pyramid box a square petal card, and a a triangle petal …
The detail below is an area on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler. It is part of section 46 which is a free form embroidery with an Australian theme. You can read more about it in the article where I introduced section 46 or click on the sampler for a …
Since releasing my CQ stencils my life has gone from being managed nicely, to simply crazy. I was juggling running two online classes and processing orders for my CQ Stencils which are selling wonderfully well. I am not complaining but I have not had a lot of time to stitch! There …
Portuguese Stem Stitch is also known as Portuguese knotted stem stitch.This linear stitch is a variation of ordinary stem stitch that creates a knotted, rope-like line which can be accentuated by using a heavy solid twisted thread such as pearl cotton. The advantage of this stitch is that just about …
This is an embellished area on block 66 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. The seam was covered with a commercial soft furnishing braid and then I added some detached chain stitches and beads. It isa very simple seam embellishment that would be suitable for a beginner. What …
