This band is a little unexpected so I have diagrammed it. It is made up of a part of herringbone stitch which I have repeated along a line. The sections were worked close together. When worked like this they produce a wide interesting band. I have not seen this variety documented …
This morning I will be introducing block 15 of the “I dropped the button box” quilt. As you can see there are 6 pieces of fabric in it. Fabric content: Piece 1: Silk from an after 5 dress. Piece 2: Cotton. This was sent to me in one of the first internet …
This line of stitching is another experimental band which was created by working two overlapping lines of herringbone stitch which have been caught at the cross bar with a little stitch that was woven through the bars. Thread: Perle thread #5 Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream …
The last detail on this block is a cluster of vintage buttons which all came as either gifts or swaps from other crazy quilters. Placement on block: This cluster of buttons is placed just of centre towards the right at the top of block 14 What is the story? This regularly …
This band of stitching is created by working two lines of overlapping herringbone stitch and then interlacing them with a third thread. Thread: Perle thread #5 Fabric: This section of my sampler is worked on cream dress linen Size: All samples are 15 cm (6 inches) wide and stitched together in …
Stitches: This seam is often not noticed at all but it is a line of feather stitch embellished with seed beads on the end of each ‘arm’ Thread: Rayon ribbon floss Placement on block: This runs along the edge of piece 3 on block 14 of the “I dropped the …
This band of stitching was created by working two lines of herringbone stitch overlapping each other and tying them at the top and base crosses with a small straight stitch Thread: A hand dyed mercerised cotton about the same weight and thickness as perle #5 Fabric: This section of my sampler is …
