Crazy quilt hand embroidered seam decoration: This seam detail on block 41 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt, is a row of buttonhole stitch worked at various heights along the seam which has been further decorated with seed beads. Thread: Silk What is the story? This regularly published series …
This band of stitching on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is made up of a a row of double herringbone, detached chain stitch for the leaves, straight stitch for the stems and cast on stitch for the flowers. Seed beads have been added to the herringbone and to …
Crazy quilt hand embroidered seam decoration: This is the first seam detail on block 41 of the I Dropped the Button Box Quilt. It is a row of chain stitch worked in half circles above a seam that has been decorated with commercial embroidery Anglaise edging fabric. This type of …
This band of stitching on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is based on a foundation of 2 rows of herringbone. The top and bottom rows are tied and then laced with a dark metallic thread. In the middle of the 2 rows I have added lines of seed …
With the new year I am now about to start documenting block 41 of the I dropped the button box quilt. This block is in tones of buttery yellow and soft browns with a smidgen of gold. Many of the fabric pieces were scraps that from a regular quilt I …
This band of stitching on Section 32 of the For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is based on a foundation of 3 rows of herringbone. The top and bottom rows are tied and in the hills and valleys I have worked bullion roses in a hand dyed wool thread. Threads: Hand dyed cotton …
Crazy quilt hand embroidered seam decoration: This is the last detail on block block 40, and the last detail of the year. This cluster of buttons sits on a crochet disk which has been beaded. Thread: Perle #5 cotton thread What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate …
