Back to basics – nine patches
I just needed to make some simple ninepatches using one inch squares. Something very basic. It is a pleasure to mix and match colors and arrange scraps in a pleasing order. I had to...
Category: stitching
Concertina assembled
After a laborious session at the sewing machine, the concertina is assembled (in halves) and ready for dyeing. All in all, it went smoothly with less mistakes than I usually make, I think. I...
One square at a time
This seems like a monumental effort but I am embarking on it. I am not a quilter, but I do stitch and what is quilting, but stitching through multiple layers? I decided to start...
Rags and scraps
I have resurrected this old project started around Valentine’s Day. The concept was heart motifs stitched to rough-cut squares of a eco-printed tea towel. Using mostly scraps and a semi-transparent layer on top of...
Golden houses backgrounds
I had a lot of fun applying a layer of stitching embellishments to each of the 12 golden houses. Then I chose some tentative backgrounds to stitch them to, eventually planning for a patchwork...
Golden houses
Some of the details of the work in progress, stitching extra layers onto these houses:
Forgotten details
I must have stitched these little row of colors here. No memory of doing it. It was fun to find.