I have recently encountered Hand Made Postcards using silk habotai by Debbie Babin. This article caught my eye as the technique is slightly different. The card is quilted first then dyed. I went on to explore the site. Debbie Babin is a Mixed media textile artist. Do venture further than …
Band description: This band is a variation on basic buttonhole stitch Fabric and Thread: The sample is worked on Aida. I only used one thread on this section of the sampler. It is a cotton thread which was hand dyed by me with procion dyes Size: The sampler is 15 cm …
The Detail: This is seam first covered with braid. On the bottom edge of the braid I worked two rows of herringbone in bunka thread. This formed a band of herringbone stitches. The bottom row I interlaced with chenille thread and the top section of the band I interlaced with …
Band description: This band is a variation on basic buttonhole stitch Fabric and Thread: The sample is worked on Aida. I only used one thread on this section of the sampler. It is a cotton thread which was hand dyed by me with procion dyes Size: The sampler is 15 cm …
The Detail: This is a seam embellished with regular buttonhole stitch worked in a metallic thread. (I know buttonhole is dominating this blog lately!) Placement on block: On block 19 this lace runs between piece 1 and piece 3 What is the story? This regularly published series aims to illustrate and …
Band description: This band is a variation on basic buttonhole stitch Fabric and Thread: The sample is worked on Aida. I only used one thread on this section of the sampler. It is a cotton thread which was hand dyed by me with procion dyes Size: The sampler is 15 cm …
Today I am introducing block 19, of the “I dropped the button box” quilt. As you can see this block consists of 7 pieces. Some of the fabric used in this block are a bit different as they are not normally included in crazy quilting blocks. I have seen loads of …
