As promised here is my weekly Wednesday Wisp Reduction Report . As you can see I have been doing a huge bead and button trail down the left hand side of this crazy quilt block. Some other seams have had beads added to them but there is still beading to do. I thought people might like a detail of the beading so here it is.
Other progress is being made on some Christmas gifts which I am not going to post images of as that will spoil the surprise. In between these sewing tasks I have been working on this 8 inch block at odd moments.
I am still getting comments from my post on 5 ways to Nurture Creativity. Judith of Material Musings has responded and Rissa has also added her ideas on the subject. Check them out for alternative viewpoints.
I liked very much.”a huge bead and button trail”
color combinations are beautiful!
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Allison of course you can !
Great bead trail! It makes me smile to think we were both beading away at the same time, halfway around the globe.
Also, I just love that little scalloped chain-stitch with the buttonhole fan. Can I use that as Detail 101?
Lovely bead trail, Sharon. The colors go well together, too.
Your Nurturing post got me to thinking, too. I blogged my thoughts should you care to take a look. Thanks for the nudge!! :0)
Hideko this is one of the things in the encrusted crazy qilting lessons
Mary Anne – I don’t reenforce the area at all – but the whole quilt has batting and I tie areas like this with tiny stitches- Annie W illustrated the technique with the Katrina quilts – she documented the whole process in her blog the category is
http://loopylace.com/anniescrazyworld/?cat=7
I will do the same with this quilt
Sharon…I’m sure you’ve answered this question before but I’m curious about something. When you do a heavily beaded/button area do you put something behind to add stiffness (stability?) to it? I worry about it sagging when it’s taken out of the hoop. Should I be?
I really would like to learn this beads trail.
Wow, I love the way the buttons and beads appear to be tumbling over each other – beautiful!
I really like the feather stitch with roses.