This detail is a seam on block 58 of the I dropped the button box quilt. I used a furnishing braid to cover the seam and then decorated it with seed beads and straight stitches. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand …
This detail is a seam on block 58 of the I dropped the button box quilt. I used commercial Gimp braid to cover the seam and decorated the edge with straight stitches worked in cotton perle #8 thread and topped the stitches with seed beads. What is the story? This …
At first glance block 58 looks a little dull but when you notice the little piece of metallic fabric in the middle it all of a sudden lifts. The muted tones are designed to fit in with the diagonal bands of colour on the I Dropped the Button Box quilt. …
This is a detail of a seam on block 57 of the I dropped the button box quilt. I covered a corner seam with a large piece of vintage crochet lace and since there was s light tear in it I hid the damage with a tumble of vintage buttons. …
This is a detail of a seam on block 57 of the I dropped the button box quilt. This seam is first covered with lace then decorated with detached buttonhole scallops worked using hand dyed silk thread. I then added seed beads, french knots worked in cotton and quarter buttonhole …
This is a detail of a seam on block 57 of the I dropped the button box quilt. It is a decorated piece of commercial machine made lace that I dyed before adding it to the block. I simply added straight stitches and seed beads. What is the story? This …
Today I have chevron stitch worked in #5 perle thread, that has 3 detached chain stitches and a seed bead added to the arms. This is a detail of a seam on block 57 of the I dropped the button box quilt. What is the story? This regularly published series …
