100 details for 100 days Day 93

The detail for Day 93 features a cluster of buttons and a seam embellishment! So in a way it is two details. Diagonally below the button cluster is a  line of Alternating Barred Chain stitch in DMC cotton perle #3. The thread is quite thick for this but works as …

100 details for 100 days Day 92

For Day 92 I am featuring another detail on a crazy quilt block which contains a number of seam embellishments in the one area. Each seam is quite small because all these seams are on a 6 inch block in my I Dropped the Button Box quilt. The first detail for …

100 details for 100 days Day 91

The detail  for Day 91 features an embellishment that runs along the side of a piece of lace. It is quite simple as it consists of two rows of tied Herringbone stitch. In this sample I used a hand dyed cotton thread which is the same thickness as DMC perle …

100 details for 100 days Day 90

For day 90 in this series I am featuring a detail in which you can see four seam embellishments. The first detail I would like to draw your attention to is a line of stitching that runs diagonally from the middle of the photograph to the tip right hand corner. …

100 details for 100 days Day 89

The crazy quilt block detail for day 89 in this series looks slightly different from my normal seam embellishments. It starts with a series of scallops I worked in Chain stitch. I used a hand dyed silk thread that is the same thickness as DMC perle #5. Between the base …

Day 88 in the 100 details for 100 days series

The detail for Day 88 in the 100 details for 100 days series features another simple seam embellishment that has been worked alongside a piece of commercial braid. The braid is made of gimp and was hand dyed with procion dyes.  I first worked a row of Chevron stitch in …

Day 87 of 100 crazy quilt details

Day 87 of 100 crazy quilt details is a small patch motif.  It was not so much designed as pushed into the shape on the block that I wanted to fill. The motif consists of two daisies stitched using Detached Chain stitch using cotton. The daisies are made of Detached …