I promised I’d be quicker with the next step! This part is similar to the previous giant reverse scotch stitch, but this time the scotch stitches are not reversed and I added blocks of cashmere stitch. Click here for Spring Quilt Block C instructions But before we go on, I made a mistake on the […]
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I apologize for not posting the next step for a week – life interferes, along with some really pressing deadlines. But, here’s the next step, giant scotch stitches, and I should be ready with the next part in a day or two. Click here for Spring Quilt Block B instructions I’m continuing on with the
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I love starting something new, the blank canvas just waiting for stitches. I don’t know if you love starting a fresh project, but I’m sure a lot of you do, since you (not naming any names) have lots of works in progress! I’m not one to have a lot of projects going at the same
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Good morning lovely stitchers! We had so much fun with the last stitch along that I thought I’d start another one. This one won’t be a mystery. It’s a design I created for American Needlepoint Guild (ANG) for their Holed Up Minis (HUM) series. As requested, I provided the chart without instructions or thread guidance.
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Today I’ll share the final part of the Quilt Block 1 instructions, pictures, and diagrams, plus the final completed chart. Click here for Quilt Block 1 H instructions as a pdf Click Here for the completed Quilt Block 1 chart as a pdf The final area is a lovely pattern called floral cross. It’s stitched
Click here for Quilt Block 1 G instructions as a pdf We’re almost finished, and today’s areas will give you some options for completion. First, the stitching is criss cross Hungarian, a nice pattern for embellishing. I stitched it with 3 strands of the dark pink Mandarin Floss. I’m pleased with the coverage of 3
Click here for Quilt Block 1 E instructions pdf For those who are just joining in, the finished design size is 6″ x 6″ on 18 ct. canvas, and I cut my canvas 12″ x 12″. A full list of the materials I started with is in the post dated April 16. Moving on –
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Click here for Quilt Block 1E pdf I was stitching away on the next section, an area of gobelin stitches with smyrnas, and ran into a problem. For those of you who are “stash diving” you may experience the same problems! I got the gobelin stitches done with no problem. Do you see how the
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