This area is to be found on Section 35 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. I was experimenting with chicken scratch patterns that could be taken a little further and worked on Aida instead of Gingham. Thread: Hand dyed silk , cotton and wool Fabric: Hand dyed Aida …
This is another of my little personal creative challenges, that has become a free pattern for hand embroidery. I hope readers are enjoying them. If you click on the image you will get a larger version which you can right click to copy to the desktop. This design is similar …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seam can be found on crazy quilt block 51 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. I first covered the seam with a line of double up and down buttonhole worked in hand dyed silk thread and then placed a detached chain stitch …
Wednesday is here again and I have another brief progress report. Another block for my next crazy quilt the Lace quilt, is done. This block has some great vintage buttons and also has a lovely hankie which I added a few seed beads to. The paisley shape is bordered with Shaped …
This area is to be found on Section 35 of the For Love of Stitching band sampler. I was experimenting with chicken scratch patterns that could be taken a little further and worked on Aida instead of Gingham. I also mixed the chicken scratch stitches with canvas stitches. Thread: Hand …
Seam decoration on crazy quilt block: This seam is to be found on crazy quilt block 51 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. I first edged the seam with some hand dyed lace lace. I then edged with two rows of tied herringbone stitch, worked in hand dyed cotton …
This is another of my designs for hand embroidery. These weekly freebies are turning into a fun creative challenge for me. I hope readers are enjoying them too! This week, if you click on the image you will get a larger version, which you can right click to copy to …
