2020 quilt block 15

Here I am again waving my 2020 quilt block 15 in the air declaring it done! This is how the block started out. As I have said before, an unembellished block and finished block looks totally different. As you work a block it changes and many beginners get very concerned …

Free ebook of Vintage Crazy Quilt Embroidery Patterns

In 1884 Mary Haehnlen wrote  A Book of Fancy Designs for Ornamenting Oriental Work. It’s a little gem because it is full of vintage Crazy Quilt embroidery patterns. I bet she never thought that over a century later, women from all over the globe would be interested in it. To …

2020 quilt block 14

As you can probably see, I really enjoyed working my 2020 crazy quilt block 14. I think you will probably sense that I am getting back into the swing of things! This is how the block started out. As I have said before, I evolve each block as I work …

2020 crazy quilt block 13

You have to imagine me sitting in my twirly chair, big silly grin on my face, hand in the air waving to all North, South, East, and West as 2020 crazy quilt block 13 is finished. I have worked out that in order to do this challenge and meet the …

ClipSafari for Hand Embroidery Designs

Stitchers are always looking for images that can be adapted easily and used in a hand embroidery design. ClipSafari is a site that houses images that are free to use. I browsed ClipSafari for hand embroidery designs and picked out a few images to illustrate to my readers what they will …

2020 crazy quilt block 12

2020 crazy quilt block 12 is done!   After a long break with this project I am back to it. To be honest I was very busy last year doing a number of things. One of them was writing another book which is at the publishers. It will come out towards …