Work in Progress Wednesday Block 29 started

I have started another block for my lace quilt. If you look carefully I have started some embroidery but there is still lots to go! I am progressing but it feels slow. The blocks are 7 inches square but I have been doing these for a while and there is …

Work in Progress Wednesday Block 28 complete

Well I have not yet got  my stitching racing fingers on but I am progressing as I have another block done towards my next crazy quilt I am calling my Lace quilt. The block is 7 inches square. If you click on the block it should take you to  larger …

Crazy Quilt Seam Detail 427

This is an embellished seam on block 63 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. The seam is first covered with a braid then along the edge of the seam I worked little flower motifs made up of straight stitches, cast on stitches and detached chain stitches. I used a …

Crazy Quilt Seam Detail 426

It is time to return to telling the story of what I did on each block in my I dropped the Button Box Quilt. This is an embellished area on block 63 I trimmed a piece of  hand dyed lace which I dyed using procion dyes. If you look carefully you will …

Work in Progress Wednesday Block 28 started.

I am gradually getting back onto the swing of stitching. One of my goals this year is to finish what I call my lace quilt. Just to remind folks The blocks in the lace quilt are 7 inch blocks and there are 49 to do so I am slowly working …

Crazy Quilt Seam Detail 425

This seam is on block 63 of the I dropped the Button Box Quilt. I covered the seam with hand dyed lace which I did using procion dyes. I then added blue seed beads and few straight stitches on the flowers. I used perle #8 cotton. What is the story? …