Year: 2013

For the Love of Stitching Sampler Band 614


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Long Band Sampler   / / / / / / 5 Comments

If you are enjoying this series of articles I regularly offer online classes. These are currently on offer. The Artists Studio Journal: A Designers Workhorse will start May 22nd 2013. Sumptuous Surface Embroidery will start on 12th June 2013. Follow the links for further details, requirements list and to book …

Work in Progress Wednesday Block 33 done

Lace quilt / Work in Progress   / 6 Comments

I have completed block 33 for my next crazy quilt. So I am feeling very chuffed. (Mind you I still have to assemble the journal quilt I did in 2012 but shush dont tell anyone. . . . I will get to it when I have time) So that is …

Top Knotted Buttonhole

Hand embroidery stitches / Stitch Dictionary   / / / 17 Comments

Top Knotted Buttonhole stitch is a variety of buttonhole stitch with a knot set at the top of each arm. Instead of working it in a straight line, you can vary the length of the arms to create patterns. You can use it as a couching stitch to hold down …

Crazy quilt seam detail 438


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This embellished seam is part of  block 65 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. A trail of beads sits above Cretan stitch which is worked in a metallic yarn. What is the story? This regular series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my …

R. Ackermann’s Repository of fashions a free ebook online

Fiber and Textile Arts / Free patterns / Resources   11 Comments

R. Ackermann’s Repository of fashions was published 1829 and has been digitized and made available as free Google ebook. For those with a tablet it is easily read or you can view it on your computer. The book contains some really lovely fashion plates of the day which will be …

For the Love of Stitching Sampler Band 613


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Long Band Sampler   / / / / / / 1 comment

This area is found on section 44 of The for Love of Stitching Band Sampler. It is another of those little  journal /autobiographical snips. Every year Canberra had a very big flower show called Floriade and every year I go. Here I welcomed the season by stitching it on my sampler. Stitch: The …

Work in Progress Wednesday Block 33 started


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Lace quilt / Work in Progress   / 6 Comments

I have started block 33 for my crazy quilt. It is another of the softer colours on the quilt. They are quite muted but I am enjoying them. I have also managed to embroider a number of the seams and hopefully will be able to finish it later this week. …