Quilt Block 1

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 –

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

Today we’ll start working out from the center, with a couple of byzantine blocks. These blocks are the same size and pattern, just mirrored on each side of the center. When I stitched this pattern I used two needles at the same time, one with the dark pink and the other with the light pink,

The next blocks are repeats of the waffles, upright crosses and Milanese blocks. This time I decided to stitch the upright crosses first. I was being lazy and thought stitches the upright crosses first would be easier to count. It was only marginally easier to count, and made stitching with the rayon ribbons harder, so

Continuing on with my little project, I’ve added scotch stitches with the pink Mandarin floss, this time using 3 strands. I like the way it’s looking but thought it looked a little plain. So I decided to add some beads. I have a lot of beads, mostly left over from other projects, and had a

I’m continuing on with my little quilt block project, and have added waffle stitches with ribbon. I like using ribbon for waffle stitches, especially Neon Rays. Neon Rays is probably my favorite thread to use, at least for today! I use my mini-flat iron to iron the Neon Rays before I use it, which seems

It’s always fun to start a new project! Last time I showed you the threads I pulled that I was thinking of using. Today I’ll show you my start. When I design something I may or may not start in the center, may or may not start with a border, may or may not start

OK, now that you’ve had a chance to think about joining me in my design/stitching/writing/diagramming process, here’s what you’ll need to assemble. The design is small, 6″ x 6″ on 18 ct. canvas, so you’ll need a piece of 18 ct. mono canvas, 12″ x 12″, and 2 pairs of 12″ stretcher bars with tacks.