Crazy quilt embroidery school

The last couple weeks have been a flurry of activity, having spent a week in California, then arriving home (with the Great Stash Acquisitio...

How are you enjoying your time without buzzers and beepers in your hands? Mighty relaxing, isn't it? Now maybe you're remembering what it's like to have time for YOU. To refresh. To be tactile. That's what my patterns and stitching tutorials are all about. We all need that time. Time for the next three stitches in the sampler. Cross stitch. Feather stitch. And fly stitch. Now, I haven't used feather stitch in the tree sampler. I was saving that to add as a decorative border at the end of the…

How are you enjoying your time without buzzers and beepers in your hands? Mighty relaxing, isn't it? Now maybe you're remembering what it's like to have time for YOU. To refresh. To be tactile. That's what my patterns and stitching tutorials are all about. We all need that time. Time for the next three stitches in the sampler. Cross stitch. Feather stitch. And fly stitch. Now, I haven't used feather stitch in the tree sampler. I was saving that to add as a decorative border at the end of the…

This crazy quilt seam embellishment is part of block 70 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. The seam is covered with antique lace and secured with seed beads. Detached chain stitch in groups of 3 secure the edge of the lace. What is the story? This regular series …

I am so proud to be part of the worldwide hand-making community. Print and online media bring us closer together and make the world a more crafty place. Where can you find my published projects and articles? I have created patterns, tutorials, and projects for: Handmade magazine Australian Homespun magazine tickle the imagination magazine Sew Mama Sew website Cucicucicoo website Handmade Cooperative website How.Do app Cosy Project My work and I have been featured: In Print: Junkies magazine…

I realised that I haven't added many of these photo's here, so thought I would. These are of my Crazy Quilt with Grandmother's Fans. It took 4 years between 1992-1996 and I sold it in 2009(ish) for $70000AU.

Crazy quilting, embroidery, beading

Sunday Stitch School – catch up | CrazyQstitcher

No matter what kind of quilting you like to do, applique, redwork, trapunto, crazy quilting, there is a design you can stitch in the hoop! Redwork Redwork quilts are created with a basic design element, originally traditional handwork. Redwork and other linework designs can also be used as the quilting technique. Redwork Quilt Blocks 2 … Continue reading "Quilting In the Hoop Techniques"

Quite a while ago, Kathy Shaw asked me if I would be interested in seeing her new book, Stunning Stitches for Crazy Quilts, when it was published. And of course, I said yes! For those of you who have been hanging out with me on Needle 'n Thread for a while, you already know I'm a bit of a book f

Crazy quilt, Lynchburg Museum

Lizzie's needlework...

Today I have a nice, but tricky stitch. You might feel you need three hands to manage the four threads and the fifth, the foundation stitch....

I was so excited to see Cheryl's work on Tuesday morning, she had recently purchased my book "Fool Proof Crazy Quilting" ( htt...

Crossed blanket stitch is one of the many decorative variations of the Blanket stitch. It has a border of the Blanket stitch, but the legs of the stitches are crossed. This variation of the blanket stitch is excellent for borders, edges, crazy quilting, or decorative embroidery. You can apply the rows of the stitch to make filling too. Click to watch video tutorial now or Pin for later.

Wheatear stitch is part of the chain stitch family. It is a little different than the chain stitch, yet is pretty similar. This stitch is named as it

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Stitch Combinations: A Crazy Quilting Tutorial

Yay! I have completed my work on Shelly K's block for the Garden & Flowers DYB Round Robin. I am definitely catching up. On Shelly's block I started with a SRE following the print in the centre patch, then I surrounded this with floss embroidery. A wonderful groundcover vine done in fly stitch with pink and dark red berries, purple Michaelmas daisies, Solomon's Seal, cast on buttonhole stitch roses, and tiny 3-bullion stitch tulips. I finished the block with a silver and crystal butterfly…