Stitches: This is a line of Palestrina stitch. Thread: A hand dyed cotton which is about the same weight as perle thread 5. Placement: This lies below the button cluster on piece 6 on block 1 Foundation Fabrics The fabric in this section is a polyester. Dyes Procion cold water …
Stitches: In this detail herringbone stitch sites both sides of a some lace Thread: DMC perle thread 8. Placement: This detail is worked on piece 2 on block 1 Foundation Fabrics A grey crepe. Type of lace, braid or trim This lace is piece of cheap scratchy ugly black nylon lace I …
Stitches: This seam is treated with an old favourite, feather stitch which has been topped off with a gold bead. Thread: Rayon ribbon floss. Placement: This seam is between Piece 4 and Pieces 2 and 3 What is the back story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and …
Stitches: Straight stitch and French knot Threads: The french knot was worked in a hand dyed thread (by me) that is the same weight and thickness as perle 5. the black straight stitches were worked in black coton a broder. Placement: This seam is between Piece 5 and Pieces 1, 2 and 4 Type …
The first block sits in the top left hand corner of the crazy quilt has a dominant tone of grey. For this reason it is possibly one of the least attractive blocks in the quilt. A you can see there are 6 areas, each of a different fabric. This crazy …
In this post I hope to tell your a little of the history of the “I dropped the button box” crazy quilt and provide a grid reference for each block which I will refer to in future posts and a picture of the quilt itself. The “I dropped the button …
