I have started block 35 in the lace crazy quilt. As you can see I have added a corner of serviette. You will find all the other blocks in this series the Lace Quilt category Join in Work in Progress Wednesdays and leave a comment If you have made progress on …
This embellished seam is part of block 65 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I covered the seam with a commercial gimp braid and added detached chain stitches in cotton perle #5 thread What is the story? This regular series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered …
Life has been busy but at least I have managed to complete this block this week. So I can declare that I have completed block 34 for my next crazy quilt. As usual if click on the block you can see a larger version and I have a few details …
This embellished seam is part of block 65 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. Below the red lace is a line of bullion feather stitch which is feather stitch with one of the arms worked as a bullion knot. I found this stitch in Creative Stitches by Edith …
I have started block 34 in my next quilt. I am still working with a soft colour scheme. There is some very nice vintage lace on this block so I am thinking about how I will treat it. Hopefully next week I will be able to share the finished block …
This area is embellished with a cluster of buttons. It is found on block 65 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. They are all modern buttons found in charity shops. The only exception if the little charm I found in Singapore one trip. What is the story? This …
I have completed block 33 for my next crazy quilt. So I am feeling very chuffed. (Mind you I still have to assemble the journal quilt I did in 2012 but shush dont tell anyone. . . . I will get to it when I have time) So that is …
