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| Cherry tree blossoms against blue sky. |
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| Gorgeous. |
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| Happy Easter! |
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| Running Cross Stitch hand quilting sample, front side. |
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| Running Cross Stitch back side. |
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| My Journal of Stitches, title stitched w' Back Stitch... |
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| I stitched the edges of the inside pages with Closed Blanket Stitch. |
Quilt News from the valley, where it's cool with rain/snow this last week, it didn't stick!
Happy Easter to you and your family, that came fast! And we celebrate our Risen Lord, The Lamb of God.
I found Carolyn Forster's tutorial on Hand Quilting with Running Cross Stitch on YouTube. Her tutorials on hand quilting are to the point and clear making hand quilting accessible to anyone. She also has a tutorial on hand quilting using Mennonite Tack Stitch, another great choice for hand quilting. And in other tutorials she demonstrates quilter's knot, hiding the knot etc, all those important techniques we experienced quilters know, but for a beginning quilter her tutorials are excellent/priceless !!
This last week I added the title on my Stitch Journal in Back Stitch and edged the pages in Closed Blanket Stitch, more to come. In previous posts I mentioned that I was inspired by and following the challenge by Sarah at her YouTube tutorials for Roxy Creations; Journal of Stitchery. I'm following at my own pace, slow stitch! But Sarah and fellow Stitch Journalists have many tutorials and examples of gorgeous stitching and embellishment, so much great inspiration. And I'm amazed how the design process for the journals is the same process for Crazy Quilting or any kind of art really.
And that quilt friends is the news from the valley.
Where I'm thankful for all our Savior has done for us, for all who believe.
I'll be by to visit.
I don't see much white cherry blossom - it's all pink here - but that is so beautiful it makes me want to go plant a cherry tree.
ReplyDeleteYour very pale cherry blossoms are so beautiful against the blue sky.
ReplyDeleteThe Running Cross Stitch is attractive for quilting. I really like embroidery stitches to hold together the quilt sandwich, I made a quilt for my brother long ago with Running Chain Stitch. At first I doubted it would work to bury the thread inside the wadding between each individual Chain Stitch, but it was both easy and fun to do.
I love your embroidered letters for the stitch journal.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the link to the Running Cross stitch for quilting! I've been wondering what the back side looks like and it's much tamer than I expected.:)
ReplyDeleteMostly pink cherry blossoms here too! Love that running cross stitch!
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