Learn continuous edge-to-edge quilting with an embroidery machine in this tutorial--including all steps to create a machine embroidered quilt.
Here’s a visual guide to some of the most common hand-embroidery stitches found in quilts and other sewing projects. 35 Basic Hand Embroidery Stitches
I've taken a lot of pictures of vintage Crazy Quilts, but not very many modern day interpretations. I was especially happy to see 2 contemporary CQ versions at the Arizona Quilters Guild show. All Creatures Large and Small by Gerlinde Hruzek won First Place in the "Other" category. This artist used so many mediums in the making of her quilt: Needlepoint, embroidery, applique, crochet and ribbon work to name a few. The far away picture just does not give justice to how wonderful this quilt really is. The close up shots give a much better visual. Look at the imagination and variety! Someday I would really like to make a Crazy Quilt. (Maybe it's because I'm a little crazy?) These pictures bring wonderful inspiration. I could have stared for hours to visually absorb all there was to see. It almost felt a little bit like an I-Spy quilt. Do you spy 3 cats? Or a fish? Imagination made and quilted by Sheila Groman Sheila wrote "Imagination is a fanciful Crazy Quilt created with applique, standard and silk embroidery, ribbon, lace, heirloom gloves, needlepoint, crewel, beads, cross-stitch, and tatting." Whew! Yes, I'd say Imagination is a perfect title.
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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 inc...
After a long, long winter here, it’s finally starting to feel like Spring! The sun is shining and the birds are singing- I think they are happy that winter is over as well! There’s something about Spring that makes us want to spruce up and brighten up our surroundings, it seems the urge to do […]
It seems impossible that we’re just over halfway through January already, which means I have completed 18 blocks of my stitch journal. top right, January 2022 I worried that it might be a cho…
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I think the last time I did one of these way back in 2009, and I didn't complete it. And that's a real shame, because after making this new...
We are onto our last block. Apologies for the slow down in the posts - but with the Covid restrictions being lifted here in Queensland, my...
An embroidery machine is great for stitching out names, monograms and designs. But, do you know how to quilt with an embroidery machine?
A long, long time ago – back when the idea of blogging for Ten Whole Years had never even crossed my mind – I started a project that would become an Old Friend. It has withstood the test of time rather well, and I thought it would be fun to revisit it. Maybe it will ...
by Heidi Emmett I’m going to take you through a few days of the cool stuff I find on Pinterest. I prefer to look at Pinterest early in the morning. It’s waaaay too stimulating for me to…
Jan and Gena sure know how to make lovely quilts and it was my pleasure to quilt for them both. Quilt Information: Pattern - Homegrown by Sue Spargo Measurements - 46" x 46" Batting - Wool - Purchased from me. Backing - Supplied by customer. Quilting - Custom Quilting. Threads - Glide. Quilt Information: Pattern - Unknown to me. Measurements - 37" x 43" Batting - Supplied by customer. Backing - Supplied by customer. Quilting - Custom Quilting. Threads - Glide. Quiltmekiwi Etsy Store quilt feature! I thought I might feature one of the cot quilts for sale on my Etsy store from time to time. This is a sweet 1930's panel cot quilt with a 'bubbly' e2e Quilting design.
With the trend toward slow stitching, it’s only natural that more and more needle crafters embrace Sashiko as a meditative decorative hand stitch.
Blogged here. This design is called 'Spring is Near' and is by Lenna Green.
by HEIDI EMMETT Hello everyone. Thank you for stopping by. Let’s get right to it. Remember this picture from a week ago. My shawl with the singed holes. Well I finished the hand stitching on …
As is always the way, the final leg of the stumpwork garden only took about half an hour. First I finished the last of the kale/chard slubby silk picots. I was a little uncertain about them to star…
The week has flown and I have been sick most of it. I was teaching free motion quilting and applique to beginner groups in Toulouse and I lost my voice- trying to speak in french with no voice proved quite challenging but we got through. Back in Le Triadou now before heading off to Germany on Wednesday to teach some workshops to much more advanced free motion quilters and am still finishing the samples. I did finish the linocut I started last week and have printed off trial prints, but as my preferred printing pad these days is newspaper ( about 6-8 sheets) I am holding off printing more until tomorrow when I can get a newspaper. The linocut took quite some carving as it measures about 30 cm x 45 cm. it was inspired by my Travellers' Blanket with Circles which will be coming out as a book in August or September in French . Once I print fabric I will then embroider it- I think I will try with machine stitching first seeing I have the Bernina here for the time being. The print below is on transparent paper- just to see how the print works. And then I printed on fabric. I think it has lots of possibilities- now to just find the time! There is still time to join the Travellers' Blanket on-line class. Lessons are delivered as pdf files that you can print and include dyeing instructions and story ideas and stitching ideas with closeup photos of the traveller's Blankets in Blue and the one with circles. I also set up a private Facebook group for discussion and I keep this open for some time after the workshop as I realise hand stitching is a long process. I view the travellers' blankets a way of telling stories without words- so your stitching becomes your way of telling the story. The cost of the class is $60AUS
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Japanese embroidery ideas and techniques to try something a little different and learn about a different culture.
I've taken a lot of pictures of vintage Crazy Quilts, but not very many modern day interpretations. I was especially happy to see 2 contemporary CQ versions at the Arizona Quilters Guild show. All Creatures Large and Small by Gerlinde Hruzek won First Place in the "Other" category. This artist used so many mediums in the making of her quilt: Needlepoint, embroidery, applique, crochet and ribbon work to name a few. The far away picture just does not give justice to how wonderful this quilt really is. The close up shots give a much better visual. Look at the imagination and variety! Someday I would really like to make a Crazy Quilt. (Maybe it's because I'm a little crazy?) These pictures bring wonderful inspiration. I could have stared for hours to visually absorb all there was to see. It almost felt a little bit like an I-Spy quilt. Do you spy 3 cats? Or a fish? Imagination made and quilted by Sheila Groman Sheila wrote "Imagination is a fanciful Crazy Quilt created with applique, standard and silk embroidery, ribbon, lace, heirloom gloves, needlepoint, crewel, beads, cross-stitch, and tatting." Whew! Yes, I'd say Imagination is a perfect title.
Refresh your wardrobe by adding decorative stitching to clothing! These are simple embroidery stitches on most sewing machines.
"The Jump" by Cristina Arcenegui Bono is based on an illustration by Sveta Dorosheva.
A fun and surprisingly relaxing embroidery project.
Happy New Year to all my followers, friends and family! I hope it is creative and fun. Last year was very very busy for me and culminated in a two month residency at Atauro Island which was an unforgettable experience which stole my heart. The coming year is going to be almost as busy, but I will actually be in Australia quite a lot more. I hope to be able to build an ablutions shed at some stage this year money and time permitting, as I will have to get a workman to help me do that- having no tools or building skills. I think I have worked out what to do about the skylights in my shed which make it incredibly hot in summer- too hot to work. But meanwhile I have decided to rewrite some of my Travellers' Blanket on-line class, as my stitching has progressed since I first wrote it and ideas have progressed as well. I will be offering this class starting 21 January and it goes for 4 lessons delivered fortnightly as a pdf file. The cost of the class is $75AUS.I set up a private Facebook group to share information and images and I keep the group opne for quite some time as stitching a blanket takes quite some time The idea of the travellers blankets grew from the notion that if you travelled in times past and you wanted to make a memory cloth to record what you had seen you would snaffle fragments of fabric to detail your journey. The idea has grown and the blanket I am working on at present is of sea urchins. Urchins studded the beach on my dawn walks on Atauro island and I love their shape and patterning- so in a sense it is a reminder of those walks and the feeling that watching the sun rise evoked. In a sense anything can be made into a travellers blanket.It is a visual form of story telling which dictates its own pace and reflections. I call them blankets because someone referred to one of my quilt art pieces as a blanket- so that was grist to the stone! Email me if you are interested in joining the class and I will send you further details , how to pay and a materials list. The images are of work/travellers blankets I worked on in 2017. The blanket above was exploring embroidery to encapsulate the idea of communities, in particular indigenous communities which are whole systems of information. The blue travellers blanket is quite large and is a journey through the years of printing and linocutting I have been doing since I began with textiles as my full time work. The piece below is inspired by the urchins encountered on morning walks on Atauro island. There is a lot of colonial knots on this piece!
Are you considering taking up applique embroidery up as an art form, either as a hobby or as a profession? We are aware of the fact that the art of embroidery does not quite enjoy the same valued place as it used to in the past but they are nevertheless an interesting one. Applique embroidery is the art of placing small bits of clothing to create a pattern on a contrasting fabric to form interesting patterns on it. This form of embroidery can not only make something plain and simple into something special but also adds a textural aspect that makes it very interesting. Some people like to hand embroider the appliqued bits to form a design while others can resort to machine embroidery to make these designs. In some instances, people feel that the look of the applique work comes into its own, only when done by hand. The thing is when you hear about applique, you realize that it is not all as straight or as simple as it sounds. In fact, you will realize that the many variants of applique embroidery are used across the world using many techniques.
Créations broderies au ruban de soie et traditionnelle. Sacs et trousses, boîtes rigides sur Jeffitex, panneaux à suspendre... Le Monde de Gipsy!
This seam embellishment starts off with a row of Herringbone worked in a thread the same weight as DMC pearl 5. The next row of Chevron stitch is worked over the herringbone in thread of the same weight. The chevron is spaced so that the bars are between the herringbone. …
I finished this piece long before I went away on my holiday. Just never got around to pressing and taking a photo. I loved stitching this fanciful bird from the clever mind and hand of Nancy Nicholson. I actually added extra embellishments just to make it feel more like mine. The kit was unique in that each of the stitches required was illustrated right on the upper and lower edges of the cloth. All her work is so beautiful; take a peek for yourself. Nancy Nicholson Site I love looking through second hand stores and it fits well with my idea of reusing and recycling. I've found this is something you either love doing or just don't. I even have ideas in mind for certain things I'd love to find. For instance, my winter dish set is the Friendly Village by Johnson Brothers. I've been lucky to pick up extra pieces at thrift stores and am always on the look out for more. I always rummage the craft sections looking through patterns, books and fabrics. This last visit someone had dropped off over 50 boxes of Lain Colbert tapestry wool. I have no use for it but I was sorely tempted to buy them. Top notch stuff in all the beautiful colours. But what could I do with it? Can you crochet with them? Any suggestions? I'll run right back and buy them. This is a cushion cover just like one I handled at Ikea last month. It was $2.99 but I know at the store it was $6.99 and it is striped on the other side. I saw this striped white and pink blouse and liked it right away. Banana Republic with the tags still attached saying $60. It is one of those non-wrinkle kind and will go well with a pair of white capris I have. I paid $12.98 for it. This vintage tablecloth doesn't have a mark on it and cost $1.99. I love the weather vane motifs and the pretty country scenes. This has jiggled a memory for me. It seems familiar and I think one of my grandmothers used to cover her washing machine with one similar. It is now on the table in my sewing room. I got a couple more things, but Hubby (my editor, LOL) says my posts are too long so I'll save those for another day.
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Hello and thank you for visiting me! Today I would like to share with you the progress I have made learning how to construct a crazy quilt block. I am following the Basic Crazy Quilt Course which is organised and run by Kathy Shaw. Last time, I had learned how to choose a balanced combination of fabrics, how to piece a basic crazy quilt block and then how to hoop it up correctly following Kathy's brilliant instructions. Since then, I have learned all about various beads, charms and trims. It is incredible the number of different types available and their uses for embellishing crazy quilts. It has been extremely interesting and I am really enjoying extending my knowledge. In the last couple of days I have learned how to plan the embellishment of my block and, how to use a template to mark the seams ready to embroider. I had never really thought about doing this before but, I can now see how important it is to plan your crazy quilt block embellishments in advance. It enables you to make sure the block is balanced and, avoids any clashes of embellishment on the seams. This is going to help me tremendously when I start embellishing my February CQJP Challenge block. I have now completed the first stage of the embroidery on the seams and I am very pleased with how the block is looking. I can't wait to move on to the next stage!
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If you been looking to try out hand quilting but don’t know where to start, this is for you! Check out these quilting tutorials for hand quilted…
