Triple Chain Stitch

Triple Chain Stitch I found this stitch in Edith Johns’ Creative Stitches (p44) and it’s heaps of fun. Triple Chain is easy, quick and simple to work, as it is a chain stitch with two side stitches. It can be very effective, particularly if you vary the height or angle …

Crazy Quilt Block 80 in the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt

Crazy Quilt Block 80 on the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt is very red! But as you can see if you look at the quilt this block  is part of a diagonal line of blocks that all have tones of red and black in them. (If you click on the …

Freeform Hand Embroidery Sampler detail 680 and 681

Today I have a detail from  section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler Click on the thumbnail for an article  about this section of the embroidery. Stitches Used This is a sample of chained cross  stitch. It was stitch number 79 of the TAST stitches. I worked it on hand painted …