This is an embellished area on block 66 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. This is a piece of nylon lace which runs along side the seam. In rayon thread I added detached chain stitches, straight stitches and seed beads. It is a very simple seam that even …
This is a detail of an area on section 45 of The for Love of Stitching Band Sampler. If you click on the sampler image you can see this area of stitching in context. Stitches on this part of the sampler are: I had been experimenting with laid stitches and …
The last time I shared a work in progress report I had just started block 35 on my next crazy quilt. Last week I was franticly working to get my CQ Templates announced and out. I did not post a progress report because I had none! This week its a different story as …
Buttonholed Double Chain is an unusual variety that I found this variation of double chain in The Constance Howard Book of Stitches (p 106). This version of double chain is buttonholed and can feel messy and can feel a little awkward. Once past the first few stitches it takes on a form, …
With Block 66 we are now two thirds through the process of documenting this quilt! Yay! Click on the image to taken to larger view. Block 66 is a much softer colour scheme. It is part of a light coloured band that runs diagonally across the I Dropped the Button …
To my astonishment my stencils totally sold out yesterday. My inbox is totally filled with emails and I will work through them today but I wanted to give folks the news as I am taking pre-orders. The stencils also come with an ebook on how to use them and patterns …
This is a detail of an area on section 45 of The for Love of Stitching Band Sampler. If you click on the sampler image you can see this area of stitching in context. Stitches on this part of the sampler are: On this part of the sampler I was …
