Crazy Quilt Block 91

Crazy quilt block 91 is a block in shades of blue gold and burnt yellows.  This block sits in the overall diagonal design of my I Dropped the Button Box quilt. On this block I mainly used a mix of quilters cottons.    There is 8 pieces of fabric used in this …

How to hand embroider Woven Chained Bar stitch

Woven chained bar ideal for borders or you can use it to couch down ribbons, tape or some flat braids. You need first to work a row of regular Chained bar stitch and you weave the chain stitches as you would Woven Zigzag chain stitch. If you need to remember how …

Stitchers Templates

Stitchers Templates Set 3 are designed with floral designs in mind. You can create hundreds of floral patterns using these petal, leaf, and stem shapes to embroider or use on your crazy quilting projects. There are four templates in the set. They are easy to use, and totally clear to …

How to hand embroider Bullion Vandyke Stitch

Bullion Vandyke stitch is an interesting variety of two stitches the first being  Vandyke stitch and the second being a Bullion Knot This stitch creates a heavily textured line useful for borders but you can also work the stitch inside shapes to create motifs like leaves etc. You have one side textured and …

Crazy Quilt Block 90

Crazy quilt block 90 is a monotone block in shades of green that sits in the overall diagonal design of my I Dropped the Button Box quilt. It is made up of a mix of fabrics with polyester after five fabrics sitting along side silk brocades. So you can see …

More Monograms for Hand Embroidery

The Antique Pattern Library announced the availability of another free ebook. This publication is listed as Album d’Alphabets et de Monogrammes No.2. It is a 101 page collection of Monogram designs. The scans are clear and well produced. As time goes on and the more I work my long band …

Crazy quilt block 89 Pattern

Crazy Quilt Block 89 has been photographed and diagramed so here it is! I have decided to include both pattern and details together. If readers like these longer but less frequent posts let me know. (To see a larger photo click on the image of the block.) As you can …