Crazy Quilting

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Linda Matthews

Who does embellishing better than crazy quilters? Crazy quilting is a lovely way to relax and enjoy some creative handwork. If you’ve never tried it before, check out the sites below; you just might get hooked.

Just starting with crazy quilting? The Caron Collection has lovely detailed instructions for assembling a crazy quilt block, as well as a some ideas for hand embroidery stitches to decorate it. You can also find very detailed instructions for making a block Allies in Stitches Blog.

For everything about crazy quilting, you can’t go past CQMagOnline. Their quarterly magazine is free and full of articles, tutorials, tips, tricks and other information about crazy quilting.

LoopyLace has a list of lovely photos showing different types of embroidery stitches you can use for your crazy quilting blocks, and Anne’s Glory Box has a tutorial for a beautiful vintage sewing machine cover.

This post is part of the 30 Days of Titivations; a 30 day blogathon all about embellishing and embellishments.

You can find lots of free embellishment tutorials in the tutorials section of my blog which can be found here, and even more techniques can be found on my Titivations DVD. Please visit the Instructional DVD section of the store for full details.

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“Titivations” on DVD

Posted on March 10, 2010 by Linda Matthews

Beaded Embellishment I love to embellish in all sorts of ways using my sewing machine and by hand and you can find some examples of my work in the gallery. If you love to embellish also and are looking for some fabulous ideas, stop by the store and pick up a copy of my DVD “Titivations“.

“Titivations” was previously available on DVD, but I’ve just updated it and it now includes the original workshop with techniques and applications for creating embellishments using fabric and thread, and it now also has a new section called “Now You See It, Now You Don’t – techniques and applications for using water soluble stabilizer“, and there are simply dozens of techniques for creating stunning embellishments using thread and water soluble stabilizer.

The Titivations DVD includes

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The Freedom of Hand Embroidery

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Linda Matthews

I love to do handwork when I can find the time. French knots in particular hold a fascination – they can blend and twist and turn at will. Rayon threads and metallic threads look amazing done in french knots.

Free-form embroidery, for me, is relaxing, creative and meditative. Just to let your hand go where it wants, stitch what it wants and how it wants, is a very freeing creativity exercise.

Stitch Magazine is a UK based magazine for lovers of hand-stitching and embroidery. Their website has a number of small, innovative embroidery projects, a gallery of embroidered textiles, and a stitch directory.

Even if you don’t subscribe to the magazine, the projects alone are worth a look.

http://www.embroiderersguild.com/stitch/index.html

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