Embroidered quilts

Mrs Beasley's Sampler Quilt.

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This lovely bluework quilt top was made by Carolyn. She told me to do what I wanted and I was in a feather mood. So I stitched around most of the embroidery, leaving some of it not stitched to give…

This quilt “save/rescue was one of the most challenging projects I’ve worked on in a long time. I had offered the quilt to 2 of my different retreat groups and with no takers I decided to work on t…

Quilt Kits for Sewing & Patchwork by Pretty Fabrics and Trims UK

Okay, so I've missed the Christmas episode, and too late for the New Years Eve one as well! It's been a while...again!! So I will start by wishing you all happy, creative, adventurous new year :) I think it's going to be a particularly good one for all of us :) ...not into making resolutions, but like many I tend to reflect on the year gone by... remembering the good and a little of the not so good. But then I move on... to think about the year ahead. The possibilities are endless, only…

Class 3: Hexagons! I am so excited to spend a few months with hexagons! Have you noticed? Our Facebook membership has grown to 1800+! How amazing is it to have a globally active quilting group! Cla…

How to Hand Embroider A Quilt to give more texture and more color, quilts are always beautiful, but hand embroidery stitches will make them to look even better!

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Welcome to the weekly hand stitching link up! We celebrate all types of hand work and enjoy seeing what is being created by hands all around the world... slow and steady, one small stitch at a time! Did you know that yesterday (February 8th) was Hari-Kuyo? This is a 400+ year old Japanese ritual called "Festival of Broken Needles". What is that you ask?!? Hari-Kuyo is the Buddhist and Shinto Festival of Broken Needles which is celebrated in parts of Japan on February 8th. For the past 400…

First let me say I Did Not Do This Embroidery. I found this completed quilt top in a thrift store in Pennsylvania. I bought it because it wa...

Leanne's House: Mrs. Beasley's Sampler Quilt - Hints and Tips...

Two more quilts made from Janet Sansom’s embroidery designs. I think both of these are very pretty. Quilted with outlining on the embroid...

Actually this post will be a bit random . . . . . . kinda like how my week has felt. . . . . . & yet, things have been happening & completed!. . . (sort-a). . . I'll start by showing you what the UPS man brought this morning. . . ❀ . . . some cute little Cath Kidston blank booklets. I use these all the time. . . for so many things! I ♥ Cath Kidston things. . . so fresh - so cute. ❀ . . . a Max Lucado book. . . (one of my favorite authors) ❀ . . . & it finally happened. . . I wore out my VCR…

stitchbook : day 83 update – we are in the homestretch – ann wood handmade

Shelly of The Life of Hazel Ilene is sharing an embroidery quilt-along one block at a time. She says, For these blocks, there’s a plain version, and a fancy version. Which you do just depends on ho…

Wonderful OLD red work quilt coverlet from an estate where most of the items were from the 1800s. Needs cleaning & has a burn hole. The stitching is very sweet. It's a good size could be for a single ...from

I used my Grandmother's vintage embroidery work from the 1950s to make a patchwork quilt. Here's how to make your own family heirloom.