Oh, sometimes Sue is such a 'Barbie doll', elegant, feminine, in high heels, colour coordinated and accessorised. Look at that handbag, more stylish than any brand I've ever seen.
Here Sue is returning from a shopping spree. I wonder what she bought, what's in the shopping bag? Maybe she is a quilter and she's got a stock of new fat quarters!
Are you ready to look at the last five stitches one more time?
Click on the title for each stitch to link to the instructions.
This canvas stitch is easy and fast, and it really does give the impression that the threads have been woven.
If you have done the Coral Stitch, you can easily do the Snail Trail. Just take a bigger bite of fabric, and at an angle.
This Mexican version of our good old friend Herringbone Stitch is not hard, you just needs some time and patience to cover the foundation fabric. It is an economical stitch that uses only minimum thread on the back.
Homework:
Use these stitches for a Sunbonnet Sue portrait - yes, make a portrait this time, not another hat!
This homework took a bit longer than I had anticipated, and I did not complete the work on the Canvas Sampler.
Here are the other samplers, though.
Updated:
Canvas Sampler
Welcome to a new lesson.
Today's stitch is called Woven Stitch, so will we be weaving? No, we will learn a stitch that LOOKS like weaving. I found it at a website called Needlepoint for Fun.
This is a very easy stitch, a bit like Cross Stitch, you stitch one row of slanted stitches and then return, but one hole up and askew. You can find the instructions for Woven Stitch at Needlepoint for Fun, but I will of course display my own photos here.
