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It is all about NEEDLEPOINT for the next several posts, in specific stitch samples. I will be focusing on Colour #186 which was originally dyed for a project designed by Canadian designer, Lorene Salt. It is a beautiful blend of teal, variations of purple and deep blue. I have mentioned previously that I have a…
Kathleen’s new WOOL APPLIQUE project, Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo. As I mentioned previously, the background is a soft green wool and the entire sampler measures 16×22. Butterfly #4 today. The butterfly is a yellow base hand dyed wool. The body is bordered with a double chain stitch. The upper wings are bordered with cast-on…
Today I am very excited to share some KNITTING. From time to time, I attend a group in my community called “Knit Wits”. I went in several months ago to introduce myself and find out what the ladies did. It turns out most knit or crochet although there are a few that do various types…
BLOCK #9 complete of my CRAZY QUILTING Black Butterfly project. I have discussed parts of this block in previous posts so you can see the overall here. Each block contains at least one piece of my focus black butterfly fabric and many times more than one piece as you can see here. A little about…
Kathleen’s new WOOL APPLIQUE project, Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo. As I mentioned previously, the background is a soft green wool and the entire sampler measures 16×22. This is Butterfly #3 in this series. The butterfly is a golden yellow wool base. The body is embellished with a closed buttonhole stitch. The upper wings are…
Several lovely examples of NEEDLEPOINT today. I always find that seeing an example of a colour combination stitched up really does highlight the colours and this is no exception. The pattern above is from “Puzzle Pieces” by Lois Caron. It is available free from the Caron Collection HERE. It measures about 2 ¾” on 18 count…
The finale of Block #8 in my CRAZY QUILTING Black Butterfly project. Remember, you can find all of the posts for this project in the right sidebar under Categories – Crazy Quilting – Black Butterflies. Overall, I am very pleased with the results of this block. I love that I was able to use some…
Another section of Block #9 in my new CRAZY QUILTING project – Black Butterflies. Let us start with the left side of the block. I added a hand dyed lace applique stitched in place using Kreinik size 8 braid. The seam treatment on the right started with a base of a stem stitched half circle in…
Kathleen’s new WOOL APPLIQUE project, Butterfly Sampler by Sue Spargo. As I mentioned previously, the background is a soft green wool and the entire sampler measures 16×22. Butterfly #2 today. The butterfly base is a hand dyed purple wool. The body is embellished with a fluffy fiber couched. The upper wings are bordered with a backstitch in…
A small section of Block #9 in my CRAZY QUILTING project, Black Butterflies. If you have been following this project you will no doubt know I am nearing completion of this quilt. I believe I have another four blocks to go. A very different palette from last year as this one is BOLD. You can…
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