Detail: This is the last detail on this block. It is a cluster of vintage buttons that sit on left bottom side on piece 4 on block 30 of the I dropped the Button Box quilt What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and …
Detail: This little detail is a hand dyed lace motif which I stitched down to the block and added a few small seed beads last. (The photos is a bit too yellow) What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations …
Detail: This seam was first worked in buttonhole stitch which is flipped side to side and worked at different heights. I then I added some detached chains stitches and on the other side of the seam I added straight stitches and bugle beads were added last Thread: Cotton perle and stranded cotton floss …
Detail: This button cluster that sits on block 30 of the I dropped the Button Box quilt. They are very plain but sit well on the block. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy quilt I dropped the button …
Detail: This seam was first covered with a line of herringbone stitch that was then laced with silk ribbon. I then worked a second row of stitches which is a type of detached chains stitch. The V formation is made by lacing a thread through the tie of detached stitch when …
Detail: This area of the block was first layered with a hand dyed lace and the scallop edge of the lace runs along the edge of the seam. I first worked a row of cast on stitch loops in a hand dyed soft cotton (a bit like flower thread) and …
Detail: This seam was decorated with first making 3 Japanese ribbon stitch or Leaf stitches using silk ribbon. Next I added 3 straight stitches worked in Perle cotton and between those tucked 2 straight stitches worked in cotton stranded floss . I then add some beads What is the story? This …
