Last night, at the Albert Hall in Canberra, the Embroiderers’ Guild ACT annual exhibition was opened by Dr Brendan Nelson Director of the Australian War Memorial and former Defence Minister. This year I was excited as I was invited to exhibit my band sampler. At nearly 100 feet long it ran …
I don’t have a progress report this week as behind the scenes I have set up a new Studio art journals flickr group for people interested in studio art journals. Yes, I know … sneaking around behind the scenes being a geeky type person and not doing my stitching. I hope …
Crazy Quilt Block 79 is part of a series offering free crazy quilt block patterns, techniques, and tips on how to decorate seams with hand embroidery. The block comes from a quilt called I dropped the button box quilt which you can see on the left. (If you click on …
Today I have a detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler Click on the thumbnail for an article about this section of the embroidery. Stitches Used This detail is is a version of feathered chain stitch worked in cotton thread on hand dyed Aida cloth. Here I took the idea …
Lock Stitch looks simple but is amazingly versatile. There is also a double version. Both are very quick and easy to stitch, look good in a range of threads, will follow a curve or worked row upon row make a wonderful filling stitch. All that, and (don’t worry I am …
Just a quick heads up as Pam Kellogg of Kitty and Me has produced a calendar for 2015. It is loaded with talented crazy quilters and will bring inspiration through out the year.The calendar features the work of :Mary Ann Richardson, Nicki Lee Seavey, Maria Mulder, Kathy Shaw, Pat Winter, …
This is a small detail from section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler Click on the thumbnail to be taken to the post about this section of the embroidery sampler and find out how I pieced together different fabrics as a foundation cloth. Stitches this small detail is another example of …
