Click here for On Point Wallet Instructions M I love these narrow bands. They add some visual interest without being overpowering. And I especially love the contrasting color! This band is stitched in two steps. For the first step, stitch all the way down as shown. This band goes from the very top edge down …
Click here for On Point Wallet Design Instructions L The next part of our stitch along is a narrow border of crow’s foot stitches. It took me a bit to figure out exactly the best way to stitch this, but I think I’ve got it! The crow’s feet are all the same, but alternate direction. …
Click here for On Point Wallet Instructions Area K The next part is a diagonal row of tied sheaf stitches. Well, they aren’t actually tied sheaf stitches but a modification of tied sheaf stitches. Traditional tied sheaf stitches are stitched with a number of straight lines, then a stitch that gathers them in the middle. …
Click here for On Point Wallet instructions Area J We’re still working along the bottom edge, and this week it’s diagonal scotch stitches. I stitched them with two colors, but you can stitch them with one if you prefer. First I stitched with the main color. I selected a lighter color to serve as a …
Click here for On Point Wallet instructions Area I We are moving along in our stitch along. I know sometimes it seems like progress is slow, but the end is in sight! Today’s stitch is a motif of Rhodes diamonds. I chose the turquoise color for these to provide a little punch of color in …
Click here for On Point Wallet stitch along instructions Area H Don’t you love Bargello! It can take several shapes, but here it’s a relatively simple triangle shape, in color gradations from darkest at the top to lightest at the bottom. Bargello is just straight stitches. Here the straight stitches are over 4 canvas threads …
Click here for On Point Wallet instructions Area G Today’s area is upright rice stitches, stitched in rows in three different colors. An upright rice stitch is a relatively simple stitch – an upright cross stitch (stitches 1 and 3), with tying stitches across the legs of the upright cross stitch (stitches 5, 7, 9 …
Click here for On Point Wallet Area F instructions Today’s portion of the stitch along is another small, very narrow border stitch. I like the contrast between the very light upright diamond rays last week, and the very dark turquoise this week. If the border were wider I might not like the very dark color, …
Click here for On Point Wallet design Area E Instructions We didn’t do a whole lot last week with the border stitch, but this week we cover more ground with an upright diamond ray stitch. I chose a light color because there was so much of it, and I didn’t want this area to overwhelm …
Click Here for On Point Wallet Design instructions Area D The next part of our design is a great border stitch, but it also works to separate one area from another. I liked the very dark color to visually define the areas, since this design doesn’t have a specific focal point. Or does it? I …
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