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Because the theme of my block is Civil War, I wanted to do something that might have been done in the time. I had decided on a bit of William Morris fabric to copy when someone (I, sadly, was so excited about the pattern, I forgot to notice whose blog I was on. If anyone else finds it in their looking, please let me know!) posted this design in their blog to download. It was perfect! I lengthened and broadened it to fit the space. I love the way it looks. It was done in perle 8 Sassa Lynne thread, using backstitching, which is not my best stitch.
Note: Thanks to Lynne for finding the source for me! It's http://www.needlenthread.com/2006/09/free-embroidery-pattern-scrolly-border.html Mary Corbet's video stitches site. I remember being on there now, and noticing that she has patterns as well as the videos of stitches. Yay! Mystery solved.
Here's what the three blocks look like together. They are NOT sewn together, because I still have only one seam embroidered on the crazy quilt part. I want it to be wonderful, and that takes time! It looks like there's something on it, but there isn't. Just the photograph, I guess.
9 comments:
Your embroidery design is PERFECT! I'm certain there are MANY hours in it, and when you add the crazy stitches to the hexagon shaped block, your time on this project will be enormous.
I so love your theme and your quilt!
Love your embroidery. We have a picture of Dorinda's sampler, and the ladies and young girls spent a lot of time embroidering, so it fits well with your theme.
Lots of hours involved. You are amazing!
Very creative. Nice touch.
it is absolutely gorgeous! when and if you remember where you got the design, please post it. i think it is just beautiful! your quilt will be precious when it is done.
i stumbled across your design whilst looking for a celtic knotwork border pattern (not found as of yet) at mary corbet's needle-n-thread which would be needlenthread.com under their free patterns. LOTS of lovely goodies there, but still not a knotwork that i want as of yet. was HAPPY to have found your lovely bit though.
Wow, what a great interpretation of Rule #3. Your embroidery is beautiful, and I love the embroidery on the crazy quilt block as well. It really is a wonderful quilt!.
What a beautiful embroidery. It is perfect for your theme! It's going be a lovely quilt!
Beautiful!
i played a bit more at mary's place and finally found a border pattern that i liked and will substitute shamrocks for the flowers so that was happy. i also printed off two other motifs (yours included) for use in 2 round robins that i am involved in right now....i think "yours" is going to be perfect!
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