This seam embellishment was worked along the edge of some vintage lace which I hand dyed. The edge was not in good condition so I first covered it with a thin satin ribbon. I then stitched a row of Herringbone worked in DMC pearl 5. This row of stitching acted …
This seam embellishment can easily be used along the side of lace but in this case it is worked to the side of braid. In DMC Pearl 8 I worked three Bullion stitches. Around these in the same thread I stitched a detached chain which was tied down with a …
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Today I am featuring another simple seam embellishment for crazy quilting. In DMC Pearl 5 I worked two rows of Chevron stitch back to back. Next I added an arrangement of straight stitches and detached chain stitches with a seed bead stitched at the base of the arrangement in the …
Kay Susan of smockery has jumped in to the 6 x 4 lives challenge. The challenge is to produce a fiber postcard once a month that records what you have been exploring, doing, or thinking about. Kay Susan has illustrated how she made her fabric postcard which reflects heat wave …
There is a great Crazy Quilted Postcards Tutorial over on Calidore’s Garden Ramblings . A cardboard window frame is used to assist is composing the arrangement. I do this for all the postcards I make as it just helps me to pull things together.
Yesterday a notice when out to the Aussie lists but just in case people are reading blogs instead of email I am sad to say we have had to cancel the National crazy quilt retreat due to it being under subscribed. Friday was our absolute cut off date for bookings. …
