Detail 639 on the For love of Stitching Band Sampler

This band on section 47 of my For love of Stitching band sampler which was stitched in December 2009. The sampler is in Christmas colours of reds, greens and gold. Stitches Used: Cloud filling stitch which I shared on Take a Stitch Tuesday. I added beads in the spaces to give it a …

Straight Sided, Crossed and Plaited Feather Stitch

Both Crossed and Plaited Feather stitch have a foundation of Straight-sided feather stitch. So it makes sense to group them together. They are also related to Turkman stitch. As you can see the differences in these stitches is either the angle you hold the needle at and/or spacing. I am …

Crazy Quilt Seam Detail 463

This seam is on block 69 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I created it by working feather stitch using ray ribbon floss which had been hand dyed. The tones are a soft warm apricot with sat with the colours in the fabrics on the crazy quilt block.  I then added …

Detail 638 on the For love of Stitching Band Sampler

This band on section 47 of my For love of Stitching band sampler which was stitched in December 2009. The sampler is in Christmas colours of reds, greens and gold. Stitches Used: Fancy Hem Stitch which I shared on Take a Stitch Tuesday. Threads: silk metallic yarn Size: This area is a section …

Crazy Quilt Seam Detail 462

This seam is to be found on block 69 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I worked a line of double herringbone. The first line of herringbone is worked in a thicker wool thread. To set up a contrast I worked the the second line of herringbone in …

Detail 637 on the For love of Stitching Band Sampler

This band on section 47 of my For love of Stitching band sampler which was stitched in December 2009. The sampler is in Christmas colours of reds, greens and gold. Stitches Used: Raised Herringbone band which I shared on Take a Stitch Tuesday. Threads: laced with chenille thread (it looks ok in …