Click here for Regal Autumn thread list I thought I’d back track just a little, since some of you have let me know you were having trouble finding the thread list for Regal Autumn. I want to make sure everyone who is stitching along gets off on the right foot, so I’m posting the thread […]
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Thanks for the week’s delay – are you ready to stitch? Click here for Regal Autumn Instructions Part A We’ll start stitching with the center motif. The center motif is a Milanese pinwheel, half and quarter eyelets, small scotch stitches and giant scotch stitches. There’s a lot in the instructions for today, but I don’t
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Are you ready for a new project? I’m really pleased about this one, and I’m calling it Regal Autumn. This one is going to be a mystery stitch along, so all I’m going to show right now are my threads. I’ve put a list together to make it easier to see all the color names
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I believe I’ve mentioned before – I AM NOT A FINISHER! But for this small project, I thought I’d attempt a flat-fold finish. Vonna Pfeiffer, The Twisted Stitcher, has done a couple of fabulous flat-fold finishes for me, and that was the inspiration. Here’s the Spring Quilt Block she finished for me: It was so
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Click here for Area O instructions Can you believe it’s finished! The final area is the upper left corner, which I filled with laid threads then stitched over with cross stitches. First the laid threads. These are just laid horizontally then vertically, nothing fancy. I used one strand of the Rainbow Gallery Overture because I
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Click here for Harlequin Dance Redux Area N instructions We’re nearing the end of this project! I decided to do something a little more open for the last two areas. After a lot of looking at darning patterns, laid fillings, and other stitches, I decided to do a laid ribbon with herringbone stitches over the
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Click here for Harlequin Dance Redux Area M instructions Every design needs a focal point – or does it? Anyway, we’ll debate that “rule” another time. I decided to make this next area, Area M, an important feature of the design, so I’ve added a “string art” type stitch, the Chilly Hollow stitch. Jean Hilton
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Click here for Harlequin Dance Redux Area L instructions Well, it’s another Monday and time for another installment of our Harlequin Dance Redux stitch along. I hope you’re enjoying the project! It’s given me opportunity to revamp this little design. Some areas I’ve kept the same, but I’ve changed others. Today’s area is one I’ve
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Click here for Harlequin Dance Redux Area K instructions A lot of counted canvas designs are composed of geometric shapes. Today we’re stitching triangles. I think it’s always helpful to keep in mind the shape you are stitching, to make sure your end points don’t stray away from the shape. We’re back at the top
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Click here for Harlequin Dance Redux Areas H, I and J instructions The areas for today’s post are for the most part repeats of previous areas, but stitched with different colors. Viewed side by side it’s easy to see some of the differences. Area H is pavilion diamonds again, stitched with the same two colors
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