Tag Archives: hand embroidery

HQAL January 2025

I have been stalking the members of this hand quilt along group for quite a while.

I decided the time was right to ask to join, and this is my first post!

Thank you, Ladies, for your inspiration while I was stalking you!

Beez By Tricia Cribbs Embroidery Design

Beez By Tricia Cribbs 2008

I have wanted to embroider these blocks for a long time, and I don’t think that I have had this pattern since 2008, but it is possible!

Beez By Tricia Cribbs Embroidery Design

There are nine blocks, and I hope this cute little project helps me get back into hand embroidery. I used to enjoy it so much!

Beez By Tricia Cribbs Embroidery Design

I was merrily stitching away with that dashed line, and then I noticed that the pattern is a solid line. Oops!

I ripped that out and stitched a solid beeline.

I like the dashed one better, but not enough to rip it out and put the dashed beeline back in!

Yes, indeed, I can live with it!

The pattern does not call for white eye highlights, but I am glad that I put those French knots in!

For the curious, I am using 12 weight Aurifil color number 2692.

Beez By Tricia Cribbs Embroidery Design

One block finished, eight to go!

Beez By Tricia Cribbs Embroidery Design

Have fun and carry on!

This Hand Quilt Along is an opportunity for hand quilters and piecers to share and motivate one another. We post every three weeks, to show our progress and encourage one another.  If you have a hand quilting project and would like to join our group contact Kathy at the link below.

KathyMargaretDebNanetteSharonKarrinDaisy, and Connie

String Bag

Jenny of Elefantz Designs posted a tutorial on making a cute string bag.

When I was a young girl, my Momma kept a large cone of string in the kitchen. I don’t know what she used it for, but her four daughters used a lot of it playing Cat’s Cradle.

I had to make Jenny’s bag!

String Bag

String Bag

String Bag

I won’t be playing Cat’s Cradle with my sisters, but I will be using that handy string for such things as tying up tomato plants.

Thanks Jenny!

Bow Ties, Farm Girl Finish and Birdhouse Updates

 

Bow Tie Leader/Enders

If I counted correctly (and that is questionable), then I should have 768 bow tie blocks in this basket.

That is enough to sew these into bigger blocks for a layout.

Bow Tie Leader/Enders
Bow Tie Leader/Enders

Bow Tie Leader/Ender

Hubby made a frame for the Farm Girl stitchery, so she is completely finished and ready for gifting!

Farm Girl

I love how she turned out!

Farm Girl Post 1

Farm Girl Post 2

Farm Girl Post 3

Farm Girl Post 4

The birdhouse project (I really should name this thing) has gone from the designing stage to the fused applique stage.

Birdhouse Wall Hanging

I really like it now…definitely enough to finish it!

Birdhouse UFO

This is my first post using the ‘new’ WordPress editor. I am a bit lost, but I am figuring it out. Except that I cannot seem to make photos clickable anymore. Hmmmmm?

*I have figured out how to make my photos clickable!  At least for now!

Quilt On!