I still don’t have anything to report but I am opening up this post anyway so people who have done better than me can post their progress! Well… I have been busy having fun as Eve my daughter, who is home until the middle of December and stitching time has …
I found Knotted buttonhole band Edith Johns book, Creative Stitches which was published in 1967 and is long out of print. It looks extremely dated and boring now, but it is a real gem as there are some hidden treasures in it. Knotted buttonhole band is interesting textured stitch which produces …
Block 82 on my I dropped the Button Box quilt is another block which I describe as a stronger ‘jewel tone’ blocks. The jewel tone blocks form the diagonal band pattern that runs across the quilt. These colours can appear to very bright on screen, in fact a bit too bright …
Crazy Quilt block 81 on the I Dropped the Button Box Crazy Quilt has a marine theme to it, so there is an eye candy warning ahead. As usual if you click the thumbnail of the quilt, or the thumbnail of quilt block, in each case you can see a larger …
I have always liked this little detail on section 50 on my Love of Stitching Band Sampler It is very simple as it consists of two rows of buttonhole stitch shaped as a scallop and worked back to back. I used a hand dyed silk thread that has approximately the same …
I am opening up this post for readers who have work in progress to report. Work in Progress Wednesdays (WIP Wednesdays) aims to encourage people to complete languishing projects or WISPs (Works in Slow Progress) or completing UFOs (unfinished objects) or projects made in order to de-stash a bit. I am …
Beaded Fern stitch is a simple, but versatile variety of Fern stitch and is ideal to use in floral sprays, and is excellent for simple Christmas wreaths. In this sample, I have used perle #8 hand-dyed variegated thread and a size 26 tapestry needle. Since the beading is done during the stitching …
