Queenie's Needlework

My homework was to add some Colonial Knots to this piece: which I did. Can you see the white dots? As Colonial Knot is not a ne...

Free form embroidery, or 'Let the Needle Do the Work' is a wonderful activity. You don't need to plan anything, follow any patte...

TAST is a great way to learn new stitches; Take A Stitch Tuesday at Pintangle. TAST #85 is called Raised Cup, and it was a learning curv...

Time has come to show the TAST stitch of the week, #73 Portuguese Stem Stitch. It is an easily mastered rope like stitch. Want to give it a ...

Here is a TAST stitch I am well familiar with, #66 Coral Stitch. It is much easier to do than the Scroll Stitch  and immediately inspired m...

As I mentioned in a previous blog post I have been taking the excellent Sumptuous Surface Embroidery course that is run by Sharon Boggon ov...

TAST stitch #60 is called Diamond Stitch. Diamonds might be 'a girl's best friend', but the Diamond Stitch is not this girl...

Since I completed the 'Bellaflora' quilt I have not worked on any of my UFOs for the Work In Progress Wednesday . Instead I complete...