I was contacted by a very well known crazy quilter (she will fall about laughing when she reads this) She asked if I had thought about making my cq templates, still transparent but coloured. I answered I had but it was going to cost more. In order to keep the …
OK I am late this morning because I have been unwrapping birthday presents. Jerry gave me a Wacom drawing tablet! I have yet to use it, but I am itching to play with it. Not only that, but we have a cool change and the temperature is comfortable. What more …
Eastern stitch is also known as Egyptian buttonhole. I guess the buttonhole part of the name comes from the loop made between the two bars as the same hand movement is required to make buttonhole. I have seen it classified as part of the buttonhole family. Usually this stitch is seen …
I have another detail of my band sampler to share with readers today. Here is section 48 of my band sampler (Follow the link to read the post about it) Regular readers will remember that with this section of my sampler I had patch worked together different foundation fabrics. Thread, Fabric and Stitches …
Block 71 is a bright awkward colour scheme that looks OK in life but does not photograph well. With this Block 71 I think the challenge was to use ugly cheap stuff. There are two pieces of metallic fabric on the block and in the bottom right hand corner the …
Hi all, I don’t have any progress to share as I have done my usual thing of trying to fit too much into one week, but I am opening up this post for those who use the weekly progress challenge to push them towards completing something. Next week I will not be …
Shell Chain is a member of the chain stitch family and a form of double chain stitch, which is a lot of fun to do. Below is a freeform sample worked in a variety of threads, including satin ribbon and hand-knitting yarn! The ribbon is about 1/4 inch wide. I used …
