This is an embellished seam on block 64 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. I covered the seam with oyster stitch treated like wheat ear stitch which I spaced well apart so I could add a bead between each unit. The embroidery is worked in rayon ribbon floss. What …
After the Winter of 2009 (when Mum died) I needed a lift, so come spring I started Section 44 of the sampler. Normally I use either 25 cnt linen, 28 cnt linen, or Aida for each section but this time in need of a different format I patchworked together hand …
Here I am waving this around with glee as I have completed another block for my lace quilt. last week I was a bit blah about it but it turned out OK hopefully. Click on the image to see a larger version. The ribbon looks a bit yellow in the …
Triangular Feather Stitch is a variety of feather stitch. I am sure my readers who do crazy quilting will find it interesting and it is a fun stitch to add a bead to. I found Triangular feather stitch in a book by Edith John titled Creative Stitches. It is a …
This is an embellished seam on block 64 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. I covered the seam with feather stitch worked in rayon ribbon floss. What is the story? This regular series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my crazy quilt I dropped …
I often refer to this sampler as becoming more and more autobiographical as time goes on. When I first started the samplers they were regular stitching samples and just that but gradually over time I added little elements that illustrated my story. Theses stories started to creep in from about …
Stitching Idyllic is an 80 page ebook directed towards new hands to embroidery but experienced stitchers will find good information in it too. Basically you imagine a beautiful garden and with the assistance of Ann Bernard then you set about making it come to life. As the aim is to …
