Crazy quilt seam decoration: This hand embroidered seam detail on block 37 is a line of alternating buttonhole which has been laced with a metallic thread and further decorated with pistol stitch, detached chain stitch and beads. Thread: Cotton and metallic thread What is the story? This regularly published series aims to …
Crazy quilt seam decoration: This hand embroidered seam detail on block 37 is hand dyed lace that has been beaded and further decorated combination of bullion knots surrounded with Italian knotted border stitch Thread: Perle cotton #5 What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand …
This hand embroidered seam detail on block 37 is a combination of oyster stitch and detached chain stitches Why have I described this as hand embroidered? Because last week I got an email from a lady who asked me what sewing machine produced my stitches. I told her they were …
Crazy quilt seam decoration: This area on block 37 is a cotton fabric covered with some hand dyed nylon lace. It has been embellished with straight stitches, detached chain stitches and beads Thread: stranded cotton floss and silk What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and …
Time to introduce another strong coloured block ad Block 37 is in rich jewel tones. If you click on the image above you will see a larger version I hope you will enjoy the focus on each detail over the next few weeks. When I started this I never quite …
Crazy quilt seam detail: This is the last detail on block 36 as you can see it is cluster of buttons. They are all modern buttons and sit mainly on piece 2 What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments …
Crazy quilt seam detail: This seam runs along the edge of piece 7 on block 36. It is a bit difficult to see but beads are worked along the edge of gold rickrack What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments …
