Choose from over 500 crazy-quilt seam treatments, each with a detailed photo and guide for the basic stitches included. Learn 61 basic embroidery stitches, including silk ribbon and beaded stitches, through step-by-step photos, plus get crazy-quilt block piecing instructions and helpful information on tools and supplies. Then put it all together in a gorgeous, intricate sampler. Join the author's popular Facebook group, Joyful Embellishments, to stitch along with fellow embroiderers. + This book will inspire you to stitch daily.+ Create a beautiful sampler, with a different treatment for each individual seam.+ Intricate and creative embroidery, silk ribbon, and beaded stitches.
Pattern #2 Seam that joins piece # 7 to pieces #3, #4 and #5 ...
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Valerie Bothell –– Stitch a seam a day Choose from over 500 crazy-quilt seam treatments, each with a detailed photo and guide for the basic stitches included. Learn 61 basic embroidery stitches, including silk ribbon and beaded stitches, through step-by-step photos, plus get crazy-quilt block piecing instructions and helpful information on tools and supplies. Then put it all together in a gorgeous, intricate sampler. Join the author’s popular Facebook group, Joyful Embellishments, to stitch along with fellow embroiderers. • This book will inspire you to stitch daily • Create a beautiful sampler, with a different treatment for each individual seam • Intricate and creative embroidery, silk ribbon, and beaded stitches #11259 UPC: 734817-112594 (eISBN: 978-1-61745-552-0) Related Blog Posts Joyful Daily Stitching June Best Sellers Spotlight on Embroidery Titles Spotlight on Must-Have Reference Titles Building a Joyful Seam The link will open in a new tab or window.
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An illustrated tutorial on how to hand embroider crazy quilt seams with tips on where to use these ideas and a free PDF file download
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This gorgeous crazy-quilt block by Susie W of California is remarkable not only for the delicacy and precision of its seam treatments but also for its perfect application of beading. Brava! Go to t…
Choose from over 500 crazy-quilt seam treatments, each with a detailed photo and guide for the basic stitches included. Learn 61 basic embroidery stitches, including silk ribbon and beaded stitches, through step-by-step photos, plus get crazy-quilt block piecing instructions and helpful information on tools and supplies. Then put it all together in a gorgeous, intricate sampler. Join the author's popular Facebook group, Joyful Embellishments, to stitch along with fellow embroiderers. + This book will inspire you to stitch daily.+ Create a beautiful sampler, with a different treatment for each individual seam.+ Intricate and creative embroidery, silk ribbon, and beaded stitches.
The Seam embellishment for Day 71 of 100 details for 100 days a series of ideas on how to decorate crazy quilt seams
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Pattern #2 Seam treatment for seam that joins piece #6 to pieces #2 and # 4 Threads used: Perle #8 or 6 strand of stranded c...
This exquisite pillow by French crazy-quilter Evy gives me double joy. As always, I’m captivated by the luxurious detail of seam treatments that incorporate beading and silk ribbon embroidery…
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Valerie Bothell encourages readers to stitch daily, even for a few minutes. If you can stitch one seam 5 days a week, over the course of a year readers will complete 250 seams! The book includes instructions for 61 basic embroidery stitches and over 500 seam-treatment stitch combinations, as well as crazy-quilt-block piecing instructions and information about tools and supplies.
Welcome to the second installment of Embroidery School! Are you ready to go crazy? I hope so because we're going to work through some incredibly beautiful stitches used along fabric seams in crazy quilts. If you haven't worked the lessons from the original Embroidery School series, you can still do this one. All the stitches are explained, the "old" ones and the "new" ones. Here are some links to other useful lessons: Transferring the design to fabric Knotting and not knotting your thread You're also welcome to go back and review all the lessons of the Embroidery School series. Just click the page tab above conveniently labeled "Embroidery School". Let's Get Crazy! This series comes with a free downloadable sampler pattern to work on (click on the link in the materials list). I have provided the pattern of a patchwork crazy quilt block with the stitching drawn on so you can just follow along and make what I made - like walking in the snow and stepping where I've stepped. But I have also provided the crazy quilt block pattern without stitching drawn on, so you can go wild and practice and create your own designs. Now don't get nervous. Many crazy quilt seam embellishments are a single stitch, such as feather stitch, but those complex ones can be daunting. Guess what? They are actually combinations of very simple stitches and we'll do some of that, too. Lesson One covers seams 1 and 2. Lesson Two covers seams 3 and 4. Lesson Three covers seam 5. Lesson Four covers seam 6. Lesson Five is a surprise! Materials needed: sampler pattern template cotton or linen fabric suitable for embroidery ( a homespun calico or muslin works well) - 10" square embroidery hoop - a 9" hoop will allow you to work the whole piece while a smaller hoop can be moved as you stitch cotton stranded embroidery floss (I used DMC) embroidery needle or sewing needle with an eye large enough to thread a 4 strand length of floss scissors a method for transferring the pattern Choose you favorite colors or use the same colors I used: Seam 1: long and short blanket stitch; DMC 936 Seam 2: chain stitch, straight stitch (running stitch); DMC 3821, 825 Seam 3: feather stitch, straight stitch, french knot; DMC221, 988, 3833 Seam 4: chevron stitch; DMC 154 Seam 5: cretan stitch, lazy daisy stitch; DMC 921, 154 Seam 6: herringbone stitch, straight stitch, lazy daisy stitch, french knot; 826, 472, 3835, 988, 825 Use your favorite method to transfer the pattern to the fabric. Place the whole thing in a 9" hoop or place the area you want to work on inside a smaller hoop. Work with a 4 strand length of embroidery floss for all stitches. Seam 1: Long and Short Blanket Stitch You might see this stitch called buttonhole stitch, but don't be confused as the two are basically the same stitch. This seam is decorated by a simple blanket stitch, but here, one prong is longer and one is shorter instead of them being all the same length. Because I thought the beginning had room for one more prong, I've added it here without drawing it, as you can see in the photo. Just follow in my footsteps! Thread the needle and bring the thread from the back to the front at the left end of the seam. Insert the needle as shown making sure to wrap the floss behind the tip of the needle. Pull the needle and thread through to make the first stitch. Insert the needle at the bottom of the long prong and bring it back up at the top, with the floss wrapped to the back of the needle. You can also stab stitch (bring the needle to the back, bring the needle to the front, etc.) one step at a time. Here I have taken the needle to the back of the fabric at the bottom of the next prong and am just bringing the needle to the front at the top of the prong. The thread is still wrapped to the back of the needle. Continue stitching along the lines until the end of the seam. Tie off the thread or weave it in the stitching at the back. Seam 2: Straight stitch and Chain stitch Bring the needle to the front of the fabric at the bottom of the little fans. Take the thread to the back at the top of the line on the left. Bring it back up in the same place or a thread away from where you started. Be careful not to split the first thread with the needle as it comes through. Make the second stitch over the next line and continue making the fans in this way. To make the chains, bring the needle and thread to the front at the start of the chain on the left. Pull the thresd through to the front. Insert the needle into the starting place and bring it back out at the other end of the individual chain. Wrap the thread around the back of the needle. Pull the thread through. Insert the needle right next to where the thread is coming through to the front. Set up the next stitch in the same way, bringing the needle point back out at the other end of the little chain and wrapping the thread behind the needle. Pull the thread through. Continue to the end of the seam. Here is the seam completed. Look what you've done! You've completed two seams of your faux crazy quilt block! Well done and see you in Lesson Two.
We would love to thank the 20 Crazy Quilting International (CQI) members that participated in the 2016 Spring Best Extended Seam Challenge. And we also want to thank Kathy and Jo for taking on the incredibly difficult task of choosing the top three best extended seams. The decision making process was not an easy one. Each judge had favorites. In fact, once the judges agreed upon the three seams they felt best met the criteria for an extended seam, they asked if we could also add a Judge's Choice category. Entry 15 1st place: Crazy Quilt Template Set 2 donated by Sharon B. of Pintangle.com Diana's seam was selected for 1st place. Entry 7 2nd place: $20 Gift Certificate to Raviolee Dreams on Etsy for laces hand dyed by Barbara Nicki Lee Seavey (Certificate excludes shipping expenses.) Carol's seam was selected for 2nd place. Entry 2 3rd Place: An Antique Dutch Cigarette Silk Fruit Basket from A Crazy Quilt Journey on Etsy, donated by Wilma van Wagensveld Janet's seam was selected for 3rd place. Judges Choice Awards: Entry 8 Kathy chose Entry 8 by Nina and she said, "This is the seam that I wish that I had stitched." Entry 19 Jo chose Entry 19 by Margreet. She liked the traditional treatment, multiple layers, thread types and colours, the beads, that it extended onto both sides of the seam, and added it was "just my style." Entries in the order received: Entry 1 - submitted by Marilyn Entry 2 - submitted by Janet - 3rd Prize Winner Entry 3 - submitted by Kathy Entry 4 - submitted by Heather Entry 5 - submitted by Patricia Entry 6 - submitted by Kathleen Entry 7 - submitted by Carol - 2nd Prize Winner Entry 8 - submitted by Nina - Judges Choice Award Entry 9 - submitted by Margaret Entry 10 - submitted by Katie Entry 11 - submitted by Casey Entry 12 - submitted by Terry Entry 13 - submitted by Joy Entry 14 - submitted by Ritva Entry 15 - submitted by Diana - 1st Prize Winner Entry 16 - submitted by Cindi Entry 17 - submitted by Sandra Entry 18 - submitted by Pamela Entry 19 - submitted by Margareet - Judges Choice Award Entry 20 - submitted by Donna Thank you all for participating! Your work is beautiful and inspiring. We would also love to thank all of our vendor members that have made donations this year to make our seasonal challenges more fun for the participants. In alphabetical order, these members are: · Barbara Nicki Lee Seavey – Raviolee Dreams on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/RavioleeDreams · Elizabeth Rudder – CQI Moderator · Janet Stauffacher - Vintage Vogue.com https://www.vintagevogue.com · Kathy Shaw – Shawkl Designs http://www.shawkl.com/ · Marcy Wyatt – Crazy Quilt and Other Crafts and Handmade Needle Arts Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/suppliesforcrazyquiltsandothercrafts/ · Sharon Boggon – Pintangle.com http://pintangle.com/cq-stencils/ · Thearica Burroughs – crazyquiltingsupplies.com http://www.crazyquiltingsupplies.com/ · Wilma van Wagensveld – A Crazy Quilt Journey on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/shop/aCrazyQuiltJourney Visitors that may be wondering what an "extended seam" is, this post Wilma shared on her blog explains. Future 2016 Challenges: Summer Challenge: Crazy Quilted Heart - details coming soon! Fall Challenge: New CQI Logo Winter Challenge: Crazy Quilted Purse The challenges are only for Crazy Quilting International members, but any crazy quilters may join. We meet on Facebook. And on Yahoo we meet within these 5 groups: the main CQI group, gallery one, gallery two, gallery three and our swaps & activities group. (Please note: on Yahoo, each group must be joined separately.)
Here’s a great idea from Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses. She keeps a little sketchbook handy for recording crazy-quilt seam treatments. She says, I sketch stitch patterns in it whenever I see thin…
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Firstly, for those new to my blog. I post work done by me and by my very generous students. The watermark across the photos read either www....
Be sure and enlarge these beautiful blocks to see the wonderful seam treatments. The stitching is beautiful. Thanks Leslie for making two blocks this year.
I so enjoy working with wool, both as a thread and background. I do not draw or plan my embroidery. I simply start and enjoy the ...
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Firstly, a big thank you to all of you who have made contact with me and some have sent photos of their work, which is so great! I asked pe...
An illustrated tutorial on how to hand embroider crazy quilt seams with tips on where to use these ideas and a free PDF file download
This seam is to be found on block 67 of the I dropped the button box Quilt. I embroidered a small spray of flowers using detached chain stitch, French knots and stem stitch. I also used buttons to decorate the area too. What is the story? This regular series illustrates …
An illustrated tutorial on how to hand embroider crazy quilt seams with tips on where to use these ideas and a free PDF file download
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CRAZY QUILTING - my medium dusty crazy quilt adventure continues. I have used some of my hand dyed silk perle in this section
This work was created for the Crazy-Quilt Journal Project 2012 by Sandy L of my home state, Arkansas. I love her delicate seam treatments. Go to the blog post for the clickable image that can be en…
Crazy Quilt Block 99 is part of a series offering free crazy quilt block patterns, techniques, and tips on how to decorate seams with hand embroidery.
2020 crazy quilt block 3 with a free pattern,information on how it was made, embellished and hand embroidered
This seam was first covered in feather stitch using a rayon thread. I then added some very tiny vintage sequins or some people would call them spangles. The two little novelty beads in the shape of birds were added last. This seam detail is on block 69 of the I …
There are so many things about CQ that I love - but one of the aspects I get the most pleasure from is teaching. I teach approximately 45 st...
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