Sea of Stitches

Part way through the month I realised that this was going to take me a while (longer than I anticipated anyway) so I gave myself a deadline for the end of the month and have been stitching like mad these last couple of days to get it finished. Well I think it's finished - I could add more but where does one stop?

Is it a crazy quilt? I'm not sure - it doesn't much resemble most of those that I've seen. Would a "Sampler of Stitches" on a patchwork ground be more apt? It was going to be a cushion but that's out the window now - it wouldn't stand up well to the laundering it would need in our house!

edit - oh why do my paragraphs disappear every time I post this? (sigh)

Nearly There .............

Drizzle Stitch with beads. Only one more seam to treat + a few beads etc. here and there and I hope it's finished.

More Stitches

Raised Cup Stitch, Buttonhole Bar and the starfish, thanks to Gina's suggestion, now has a Shisha centre!

Some beaded Fly Stitch added to this patch + a finished seam ie. French Knots and beads added to the pink Herringbone.

Many thanks for the nomination Paula (even though I'm not quite sure what it means)!!

Microwave Dyeing

It's ages since I did any dyeing in the microwave so following the quick, easy & no mess method here was a very welcome and rewarding break from stitching!

Algerian Eye stitch thus another patch completed.

First Patch Finished

One patch of the 10 is (I think) finished - the top left hand corner. More Up and Down Buttonhole on the seam with some beading and more line stitches (at the bottom of pic from left to right) - Chain, Pearl (Reverse Palestrina), Backstitched Chain, Backstitch (2), Threaded Backstitch, more Chain & Backstitch.

This blog is getting a bit monotonous but I shall continue to post as I stitch for the time being in order to cross reference from the list of stitches.

Needlewoven Picots

Another stitch to cross off the list .............

Buttonhole Stitches

From top to bottom, Detatched Buttonhole on a Buttonhole foundation, Barb Stitch, Buttonhole Wheel, Reverse Buttonhole Bar and more Detatched Buttonhole on foundations of Buttonhole and Chain Stitches.