Stitches: The top edge of this braid is decorated with a combination of detached chain stitch and straight stitch. Thread: DMC perle thread #8. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 5 which buts up against pieces, 1,2 and 6 on the diagram I used when I introduced block …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a stitch that in the crazy quilt community has to be one of the most popular of stitches. It is a freeform line of feather stitch which has been topped with seed beads. Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between …
This detail is more about how I treated a piece of lace rather than embellished a seam. Stitches: On the edge of the lace I have used 3 straight stitches arranged in a fan like shape. At the base of the shape I stitched a small bead. Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement …
Stitches: This line of embroidery is twisted chain stitch worked in a zig zag manner and topped with seed beads Thread: DMC perle thread #5 Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 4 and piece 2 on the diagram used when I introduced block 6 In the same …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a line of buttonhole stitch which has been topped off with seed beads Thread: DMC perle thread #5 Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 3 and pieces 1 and 2 on the diagram I used when I introduced the block and spoke about the foundation fabrics …
Stitches: Behind the button cluster there is a seam embellished with a line of Cretan stitch Thread: DMC perle thread #5. Placement and Foundation Fabric: This seam is between piece 1 and piece 2 on the diagram used when I introduced block 6 in this series. In the same article I also talked …
I would like to introduce block 6 in the I dropped the Button Box quilt. I hope people will enjoy seeing it in more detail over the next week or so. Fabric content: Once again this small block has 9 pieces of fabric in it. Piece 1: Polyester found in a swatch …
