This morning I would like to introduce block 24! I find this one has always appealed to me perhaps it is hte the little button shaped like a house but I hope readers enjoy it too. Fabric content: Piece 1: Vintage cotton Piece 2: Velvet Piece 3: Polyester soft furnishing …
Anyone who enjoys quirky signs and signage will enjoy this site. The Visual Dictionary is described as …”a collection of words in the real world. Photographs of signage, graffiti, advertising, tattoos, you name it, we’re trying to catalogue it.” With over seven and half thousand images they have got a …
Stitches This band of stitching consists of 2 rows of chain braid stitch Thread A thick cotton with a firm twist that is about the same weight as perle 3 Fabric: Linen hand dyed Dyes: Procion dyes the fabric Size: The sampler is 15 cm (6 inches) wide and all …
This detail is a cluster of buttons which sit on the bottom right hand corner on block 23 of the “I dropped the button box” quilt. What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy quilt I dropped the button box. All …
Stitches This band of stitching consists of 5 rows of chain stitch. Three rows are threaded with metallic thread and these are spaced between two rows of whipped chain stitch. The whipping was done in the same metallic thread. Thread Hand dyed cotton laced with a metallic yarn called Excel Fabric: …
If you enjoy vintage embroidery or collect vintage embroidery transfers this site is worth bookmarking and browsing regularly. Hoop love is a flickr group devoted to sharing vintage embroidery transfers that are out of copyright. There are thousands of designs that have been posted to the group. If you are as …
The Detail: Once a good few years ago now someone said that ric-rac looked cheap in crazy quilting. Ever since I have used ric-rac in my crazy quilting. I have lots of fun with it as there are all sorts of ways to decorate it further with stitches. This seam …
