WIPW - The Last Piece in Place

 Work In Progress Wednesday reports on a good reason to celebrate. Look at Hexablooms, below:

Hexablooms

I have made the final hexagon piece.

I added it to the flower that will be in the lowest right-hand side corner.

Here I am joining the sections together with needle and thread,

Voila!

Now, it should be time to celebrate. Alas, the quilt is only halfway finished.

Here is the list of things yet to do: 

1) join the blocks together into a long 'snake' = row #17

2) add the long snake to row #16, and the flimsy will be complete

3) stitch on a turn-over binding edge for the backing.

4) sandwich with batting and backing, or think of a creative new idea for the back...

5) quilt with embroidery stitches, using metallic thread

6) embellish the white pieces with something metallic

7) add some form of hanging sleeve

78) display on the wall

What year shall we set the goal at? 2027 or 2028?

Sashiko Kitchen Cloth

 The cloth is slowly gaining stitches, a small step at a time.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Sampler

Cross and Twist Stitch hits the indigo sampler.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 372: Looped Stem Stitch

I found the Looped Stem Stitch among Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials. 

Simply by its name, it is not hard to imagine how to make the Looped Stem Stitch and what the result looks like. Just in case, have a look at either Sarah's link above or my picture tutorial below.

To keep the stitches in check, it could be a good idea to set the thread on the back with bond mixed with water. I used a cotton bud

If you feel you have seen a similar stitch, you are not wrong. From Sarah's Hand Embroidery Tutorials, we previously learned #259 Raised Seeding Stitch

They are individual stitches; the Looped Stem Stitch is, of course, a continuous stitch.

Homework:

Add to the three samplers

Friday Homework for Lesson 371: Cross and Twist Stitch

I have now compared the #43 Moss Stitch and the #371 Cross and Twist Stitch. I find that the latter is far easier to perform.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Red Silk Kimono Scribble Cloth

WIPW - World Embroidery Day Progress, among other things

 Work In Progress Wednesday and  World Embroidery Day Progress.

World Embroidery Day

Last week Thursday was World Embroidery Day, when we celebrate the joy of stitching.  

I filled in one block on the Canvas Sampler with #360 Basket Filling Stitch in blue.

 Furthermore, I started a sashiko kitchen cloth. It is a kit I found in the 100Yen shop called Seria.

Hexablooms

Three floral blocks were completed. Look carefully at the picture and you can see S17, T17 and U17, 

Row 17 is the last row, and what remains now is to make the flowers: # V, W, X, Y, Z and Aa. So six more blocks, and then they are all done!