It is work in progress report time again. How did that happen so quickly? This week I have started in on this block for my lace quilt. This is one of the darkest blocks on the quilt and I have yet to do any embroidery on it. Next week I …
Beaded Eastern Stitch is a variety of Eastern Stitch. It is not difficult to do as you simply add a bead to loop made between the two bars. Since the stitch sits within a square it is particularly suitable on any grid like pattern. It is just a case of looking …
I was contacted by a very well known crazy quilter (she will fall about laughing when she reads this) She asked if I had thought about making my cq templates, still transparent but coloured. I answered I had but it was going to cost more. In order to keep the …
OK I am late this morning because I have been unwrapping birthday presents. Jerry gave me a Wacom drawing tablet! I have yet to use it, but I am itching to play with it. Not only that, but we have a cool change and the temperature is comfortable. What more …
Eastern stitch is also known as Egyptian buttonhole. I guess the buttonhole part of the name comes from the loop made between the two bars as the same hand movement is required to make buttonhole. I have seen it classified as part of the buttonhole family. Usually this stitch is seen …
I have another detail of my band sampler to share with readers today. Here is section 48 of my band sampler (Follow the link to read the post about it) Regular readers will remember that with this section of my sampler I had patch worked together different foundation fabrics. Thread, Fabric and Stitches …
Block 71 is a bright awkward colour scheme that looks OK in life but does not photograph well. With this Block 71 I think the challenge was to use ugly cheap stuff. There are two pieces of metallic fabric on the block and in the bottom right hand corner the …
