At first glance block 58 looks a little dull but when you notice the little piece of metallic fabric in the middle it all of a sudden lifts. The muted tones are designed to fit in with the diagonal bands of colour on the I Dropped the Button Box quilt. …
This band is on section 39 of the Love of Stitch Band Sampler for the story of this piece visit the Sampler FAQ page. On this area of my sampler I was experimenting with satin stitch, eyelets, Rhodes stitch and half Algerian eyelets. Threads used are hand dyed wool, perle …
This week once again this design could be worked in outline stitches using chain or stem stitch. If you click on the thumbnail it will take you to a larger version of the image. If you need to know how I would transfer this pattern to fabric, I have a tutorial …
This is a detail of a seam on block 57 of the I dropped the button box quilt. I covered a corner seam with a large piece of vintage crochet lace and since there was s light tear in it I hid the damage with a tumble of vintage buttons. …
Work in Progress Wednesdays seem to arrive very quickly this year! As I have mentioned before this year I am participating in the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012 but it seems to keep me running. Here is my block for May. A quieter Month here as the weather is getting …
I think Knotted Cretan stitch is one of my favourite stitches as you can easily work on gradual curves well to create meandering lines in organic designs. Ordinary Cretan stitch is flat, this version is textured. The knots formed on the spine create texture and change the feel and look of the …
This band is worked in cross stitch and Algerian Eye stitch using hand dyed cotton. The thread was dyed by me with Procion dyes. Size: The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide. It consists of different strips of fabric which are are stitched together to form …
