This year the idea of stitching a little every day is very popular. The little but often philosophy is one of the reasons I have managed to stitch so much over the years. I decided to join in on a few of stitchers challenges on Facebook and I have been asked …
If you are a member of the Crazy Quilting International Yahoo group or the facebook group Crazy Quilt International you will know Renee and be familiar with her work. But many non crazy quilting people do not know her so this interview is an excuse to feature some lovely crazy …
Raised Cretan stitch is a variety of Cretan Stitch which is also known as Herringbone Ladder Filling, Double Pekinese, Figure of 8 stitch and Laced Cretan. Before you start this stitch take a look at Cretan Stitch and pay attention to the hand movement required to create the stitch. The …
This year is a very special year for TAST as it has been running for 10 years. Throughout the coming year I am going to run a series of interviews with stitchers who have done part or all of the TAST challenge and feature their work. I will ask the …
Crazy quilt block 100 is of course the last in this series and I thought I would share with you a reminder of what the quilt looks like (click on the photos if you want to see a larger size) as feels quite momentous to be writing this post! Block 100 is …
Hi all just a quick heads up to say I am back home, over the jet lag, done the hum drum bits like unpacking and the washing and started to tackle the over grown garden. But that is all mundane stuff and boring. I have 2 pieces of exciting news. The …
Crazy quilt block 99 is another favourite from my I Dropped the Button Box quilt. Regular readers will know that when I made this quilt one of my personal challenges was to use up some of my stash and since it is a Y2K quilt I wanted to find and use 2001 unique pieces of …
