Stitches: This detail is a variation of feather stitch which is many crazy quilters favourite. The ends of the spines have been decorated with beads. Thread: I received this thread in a swap and I don’t know what it is but it is a thread that is braided rather than …
This band is a mix of stitches that can be used to create flower motifs. In the sample you can see experiments with bullion knot, buttonhole wheel stitch, Cretan stitch, detached chain stitch, French knot, and woven spiders wheel Thread: There are a mix of threads used in this sample. They include DMC perle …
The first detail on block is a simple treatment of Ric rac braid. Stitches: On the peaks of the ric rac Straight stitches are added. It is only when I photographed this that I realised I had 3 straight stitches on one side of the braid and 5 on the …
This band illustrates Basque stitch. This stitch was also part of the Take a Stitch Tuesday challenge and if you are interested you will find more ideas on how use it published as week 19 as part of the TAST challenge Thread: A hand dyed perle cotton the same weight …
I think this block is a little more interesting than the last block. Since it is one of the blocks that never made it to the I dropped the Button Box gallery, I hope people will enjoy seeing it. When I put images of this quilt online, I never got around to …
Stitches: This band illustrates a variety of tied Herringbone stitch which I have tied with a horizontal stitch rather than using a vertical stitch. There is an interesting puzzle associated with this stitch. The more traditional tied herringbone can be found on can be found on page 75 The Embroidery …
For regular quilters interested in scrap quilts Victoriana Quilt Designs is running a Block of the Month series which are all Stash-Buster patterns. They suggest that the larger the variety of fabrics you use, the better these quilts will look. Victoriana Quilt Designs also houses a number of tutorials that …
