This is a series of videos on how to create a hard bound journal. At times the demonstrator is a little soft spoken but the series demonstrates a number of good binding tips and techniques along the way. Baronessnz also does not assume you have access to expensive materials and …
Detail: This lace has been couched down with a stitch sometimes called Head of the Bull stitch or Tete de Boeuf stitch, because it looks as if it has two horns. It is actually a fly stitch held down with a chain stitch. Thread: Hand dyed mulberry silk What is …
This band sits near the top of section 27. It is a row of tied herringbone. Thread: The row is worked in DMC cotton perle 5 Fabric: 27cnt quaker cloth Date: This section of the sampler was completed in January 2008. Size: The For Love of Stitching Band Sampler is 15 cm (6 …
Block 33 is a little bit unusual as it is quite greyish. If you click on the image you can see a larger version. The colour scheme because is not so predicable. When there are 100 blocks in a quilt you need a few that are not screaming at you. …
These two bands are so close together, and so similar, that I am going to cover them in the same post. They sit at the top of section 27. The first is a row of double herringbone and second row is overlapped herringbone. Thread: The first row is worked in …
Detail: This is some embellished braid. Along each edge I worked detached chain, and pistil stitches. Seed beads were added along the braid. Thread: Perle #8 hand dyed cotton What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy …
CQ Mag Online is out. As usual, Volume 9, Issue 3 of CQ Mag Online has some wonderful articles. I really enjoyed some of the great ideas and techniques on creating Composite Flower Motifs by Allison Aller. If you are a new hand to Crazy quilting there are 3 beginner articles …
