This embellished seam is part of block 65 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I worked herringbone in a hand dyed cotton thread then added seed beads in the forks of the stitch stop. What is the story? This regular series aims to illustrate and document the hand …
My life is crazy busy at the moment and I must admit my energy levels are not as high I would like. But I did manage to find some time to work on my block and so I am sharing with you what I have done. As you can see …
I have nothing much to report this week except I have started block 32 in this quilt. I have only started one seam however and that is a row of buttonholed herringbone! So that is my report this week! All the lace on it is vintage lace I was given …
I have managed to complete block 31 for my lace quilt. As I mentioned in my last Work in progress report I had been faffing about trying to find the right thing for it. For all that, I am quite happy with how it turned out. If you click on …
Well I have not had a lot of time to stitch this week but post my progress anyway. I have been faffing around in a most frustrating manner. Trying to decided if I want to do this or that, pulling out bits of lace and thread and beads etc having …
This cluster of modern buttons is on block 64 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. I like silver and blue and up until that stage the block was looking very dull. What is the story? This regular series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my …
This seam was first covered with some braid then the edges were further embellished with a line of detached chain stitches worked in cotton perle #5 , which were interspersed with straight stitches worked in rayon ribbon floss. The little charm is a souvenir from Holland. The seam is on …
