It is wednesday again and I have another finished block for my next crazy quilt which I am calling the Lace quilt. The middle of this block has a piece of applique that recycled from a vintage tray cloth. There is also some fantastic vintage hand made lace on this block. I …
This area is to be found on Section 33 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. I was experimenting with patterns that could be created using long tailed chain stitch, star cross stitch and seed beads. Stitches Used: Long tailed chain stitch and star cross stitch. Threads: Hand dyed …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seamis found on crazy quilt block 51 of the I dropped the button box quilt. It is arrow stitch laced with a tubular ribbon kintting yarn. I nestled the heart shaped beads into the valley of each V shape after lacing. What is …
This area is to be found on Section 33 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. I was experimenting with varieties of chain stitch. Stitches Used: Chain stitch, Oyster chin, crested chain, long tailed chain, twisted chain, barred chain. Threads: Hand dyed silk thread, wool, cotton a broder,cotton perle …
This week the free design is one of my designs for hand embroidery. This pattern is part of the Friday Freebie series where I offer a free pattern for you to stitch, clean up a free vintage pattern or point out free pattern resources online. If you need to know …
Block 51 is a favourite. Not so much that the block is any great shakes but I really like the fabric in the bottom left hand corner. Also there is a button that is from a soldiers uniform. It is a bit battered about and I often wonder why. Over …
It is wednesday again and I have another finished block for my next crazy quilt which I am calling the Lace quilt. The middle of the block had some applique which is not mine as it comes from a recycled tray cloth I included in the block when I was assembling it. …
