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I know all of you will be wondering what FROGS has to do with stitching. Well, I hope the picture explains it. Last week I received an email with the attached photograph from my customer and friend Kerry. I have posted Kerry’s projects here on the blog in the past as she is a PROLIFIC…
Block #10 of my CRAZY QUILTING Black Butterflies project. This is my ongoing project for 2018. If you remember my focus fabric is the multi colour butterfly fabric hence the name. I started out the center seam treatment with a base of nylon lace trim accented with square brads and French knots in Kreinik braid…
This is the second NEEDLEPOINT stitch sample today showcasing Colour #186. Many of you who do needlepoint will likely know of Blue Dogwood Designs. Kay of Blue Dogwood Designs offers a mystery project annually releasing new stitches each month. The above sample is a selection of squares from her Tangled Rose project. You can find…
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…
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