Back Stitched Herringbone is a variety of Herringbone that is actually a composite stitch that combines Herringbone and Back stitch. I have only recently started to play with this stitch, and it has fast become a favorite. It is quick and easy to work, which makes it a great stitch for …
Laced Herringbone stitch is a line of Herringbone that is laced with a thread. Most often, I use a contrasting thread. Lacing any embroidery stitch with a contrasting thread or ribbon quickly creates an interesting variety. You can lace with novelty threads and yarns. Metallic threads can be very effective, …
In 1884 Mary Haehnlen wrote A Book of Fancy Designs for Ornamenting Oriental Work. It’s a little gem because it is full of vintage Crazy Quilt embroidery patterns. I bet she never thought that over a century later, women from all over the globe would be interested in it. To …
My next block for the 2020 challenge is done! As you can see, I had fun with 2020 crazy quilt block 11. This was my starting point for the 2020 crazy quilt block 11. As I have said before, I have noticed that beginners often worry over the look of an …
I said the other day that hopefully this week I will have my 2020 crazy quilt block 1 done. So here I am to share it. The hexagon when finished and bound has 4 inch sides and is 8 inches from point to point across. I thought today I would share …
Crazy quilt block 100 is of course the last in this series and I thought I would share with you a reminder of what the quilt looks like as feels quite momentous to be writing this post! If you have not read the backstory you will find it here in I …
Crazy quilt block 95 is weird mix of stuff! As readers know when I made this quilt one of my personal challenges was to use my stuff on it since it is a Y2K quilt not only was I drawing from stash but I wanted to find and use 2001 unique pieces of …
