This area is found on section 41 of The for Love of Stitching Band Sampler. As readers may have noticed up until this small section of Italian border stitch the sampler has been mainly a journal. I guess at this stage I decided I had better add some stitches! Size: …
This week I would like share the start of another Crazy Quilt Journal Project block. I am running horribly behind in this challenge – like (clears throat in an embarrassed manner) this is the block for August! I try and tell myself that allows new hands to see that if …
I found Knotted Buttonhole stitch in Marion Nichols in her book Encyclopedia of Embroidery Stitches. There are a number of different varieties of buttonhole that is knotted, some are knotted on the base line others knotted at the top with a combination of pistil and buttonhole stitch. But that is not what we …
This seam is on block 61 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. It is made up of a foundation row of Chevron stitch worked in cotton perle #5 , detached chain stitches and straight stitches. In between the hills of the chevron stitch I added cream coloured domed …
Err … I am sure lots of readers are going to have a chuckle at this section as I miss spelt JG Ballard’s name! A bad error which I was always going to unpick, then I decided that it was best to be honest. I think at the time I …
This seam is on block 61 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. The lace which was added to the block as it was pieced is further secured with detached chain stitches worked in hand dyed cotton perle #8. Below is it is a variation of threaded arrow stitch. …
Last week I was taking a little break in Sydney. It was too much fun and getting back into my routine has been a challenge but I have completed block 26 in the lace block series. Click on the image to see a larger version. The block in the lace …
