This seam is embellished with a line of buttonhole worked in rayon thread. I added a bead that is shaped like a heart on the top of the arms of the stitch. It can be found on block 64 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. What is the story? …
This is an embellished seam on block 64 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. I covered the seam with hand dyed lace. Long the length of the lace I added small metal beads above detached chain stitches worked in #5 perle thread. The butterfly charm was added last. What …
I have started another block for my lace quilt. Once again I have started some embroidery but there is still many areas to work! The block is 7 inches square and the colours are a bit different. I have 4 blocks like this that will be part of this quilt …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This is an embellished area on block 64 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. I covered the seam with hand dyed lace then embellished it further by adding some seed beads. What is the story? This regular series aims to illustrate and document the hand embroidered seams, embellishments and …
