WIPW - Eyelet Wheels

Just in time before Wednesday turns into Thursday here in Japan, here is my Work In Progress Wednesday report.

Crazy for Crazy Label

is now completed and stitched on the back of the quilt.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

I added seven #173 Eyelet Wheels among the linear stitches.

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 217: Simplified Rice Stitch

I think it is time for a canvas stitch. Do you remember Rice Stitch? It is one of the TAST stitches that I learned long ago.

Today we have a version of the Rice Stitch, and it is called Simplified Rice Stitch. Instead of four small straight stitches over the cross, there are only two.

You can see it at Arts & Design. Scroll down to S and look for Simplified Rice Stitch.

Work it like this:

Or change the size, placement or colours.

The main point is to place the diagonal Straight Stitch over the upper crossed stitch, to anchor it down. Use either of these holes.

Homework: Add to these samplers, as well as the Canvas Sampler.

Friday Homework for Lesson 216: New England Stitch

This is such a pretty stitch! It is easy, as well. The demerit is that it is a thread eater. There is more thread on the back than on the front!

Aida Sampler

On Aida, with its fixed grid, it is difficult to place the two perpendicular stitches across the longer Straight Stitch. Instead I made just one smaller stitch on the bias to hold down the long stitch.

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

I used only the light blue colour thread for this stitch, unlike all the other stitch samplers, which are done in both blue and brown.

Even scaled down, this is a stitch that takes up space. 

It is a lovely stitch for a border.

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

I needed to mark the lines with tailoring chalk, but once that was done, the stitching was plain sailing.

WIPW - Crazy Progress

Work In Progress Wednesday, is showing how crazy things are. We have crazy heat in Tokyo, it is crazy at work, it is crazy with family matters, so why not have some crazy short time stitching, too?

Crazy for Crazy

I have worked on the label for my octagon crazy quilt. The text is done, but the octagon is till not completed yet. I hope the work will be done by next Wednesday.

Sunday Stitch School Stitch Sampler

I only added two lines of linear stitches, #166 Satin Herringbone and #211 Holly Braid.