This is a hand embroidered seam on block 67 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I first decorated the seam with some brown rid-rac, secured to the block with zig-zag chain stitch worked in a brown rayon thread. I next created the row of flowers using silk ribbon …
I have started another block but that is as far as I have progressed. Hopefully next week I will be able to share with you how I embroidered and beaded it. All the lace on it is vintage lace I was given “towards my next quilt” and I wrote about …
With this seam I first embroidered a row of herringbone. I used a hand dyed silk thread. I next laced the herringbone with rayon ribbon floss. The beads were vintage beads fare taken from a necklace found in a garage sale. I pulled the string of beads apart and these …
I am happy to announce block 37 is complete! I am doing a happy dance as I feel like I am getting back into the swing of things. As usual if you click on the block you will be taken to larger photograph so you can have a good sticky …
This is one of the hand embroidered seams on block 67 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. It is made up of detached chain stitches, stepped and threads running stitch and seed beads divided by little straight stitches. These articles illustrate the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and decorations on my …
I have started block 37. To be honest this block has been sitting with one seam started since I released my stencils. In fact I used it for a photo to demonstrate how to use them. You can see it here This is how the block started out. This is …
This seam is to be found on block 67 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. This was the easiest seam I think of the whole quilt. I simply secured some hand dyed lace with detached chain stitches! I didn’t even bead it which is unusual. I wonder if …
