Stitches: This is a really simply seam embellishment and regular readers will know I use it and varieties of it all the time! It is made by work 3 straight stitches and sewing a bead at the base. Thread: Hand dyed mercerised cotton (crochet thread) which is the dame thickness and weight …
Stitches: Today’s detail is actually a braid embellishment. The braid is being held down with detached chain stitch that has a long tail. Thread: A hand dyed rayon ribbon floss Placement and Foundation Fabric: This braid sits on piece 7 in the diagram published when I introduced block 8. In the …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a line of stepped and threaded running stitch. When ever I use this stitch I feel it is cheating because it is so easy to do. I further embellished the seam with long tailed detached chain stitch which is simply detached chain with a long tie. Its …
Stitches: This seam is embellished with a lace which has been embroidered and beaded. From the top of the peaks I have worked 3 detached chain stitches. At the base of the lace I have worked a line of straight stitches which have been further embellished with beads. Thread: A hand dyed perle …
I would like to introduce block 8 in the I dropped the Button Box quilt . I hope people will enjoy seeing it in more detail over the next week or so. Fabric content: How I managed a small block like this with 9 pieces of fabric on it I am not sure but …
After featuring a Fargo rose on some of my crazy quilt blocks, a reader, asked me to write instructions on how work one, so here is a tutorial! This sample of a Fargo Rose is worked using 7mm silk ribbon. First bring you needle through to the front of the fabric. …
This is a small experiment as on this block I have incorporated a blackwork motif. The story behind this block is that it is one of the many blocks that act for me as a memento of the year we spent living in England. The little blackwork motif I graphed …
