I have 2 details from block 80 of my I dropped the button Box Crazy Quilt to share with readers today.
The first detail was tricky to photograph, but it is feather stitch worked in cotton perle #5 thread. I added straight stitches also in cotton perle #5 yellow thread and then continued to pep it up a bit with some small gold beads as the block was looking a bit dark.
The next detail is from the top left corner. I secured some red ribbon over the seam with gold beads, detached chain and straight stitches worked in cotton perle # 8 thread and then I added a bit of metallic thread also to brighten the corner and draw the eye away from the metallic fabric in the middle of the block.
This is my I dropped the button box Crazy quilt. The patterns for each block are free
This article is part of a series that highlight the hand embroidered seams and Crazy Quilt details on the quilt blocks that make up my crazy quilt I dropped the button box. For a free pattern of the block visit the web page about block 80.
Each block on this quilt has a free pattern which are listed on the CQ details FAQ page.
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I love both. Picking out the feather stitch in the yellow was a brilliant idea. But what really got me was the gold beads–they make that red ribbon pop!
Thanks Rita – this block was a bit of challenge. You are right the gold beads solved all sorts of problems.
Black, or indeed any dark fabric, is hard to photograph. Sometimes lighter thread and beads need to be added to give definition to a darkish seam. I think if you had not added the yellow thread the Feather stitches would only have been obvious at a closer look. I believe a crazy quilt, in spite of its abundance of detailed eye candy, should be as beautiful from a distance.
Thanks Queenie – interesting what you say about the overall design of the set of the quilt. I agree I find it an interesting challenge to make something that also reads from a distance.