WIPW - Another Productive Week

I've had a rather productive week - I've stayed at home as much as possible to avoid the heat, and thus have had time to stitch.

Here is my Work In Progress Wednesday report.

Mandala

All four areas have been filled with Colonial Knots. 

I started looking for a braid or something suitable to add... more on that next week.

Sunday Stitch School Indigo Stitch Sampler

Here are #304 Single Knotted Cable Chain (red),  #305 Kalem Stitch (green) and #306 Whipped Back Stitch (light blue with orange and purple).

Hexablooms

I picked out 40+ blocks in grey, black, blue, wine red, purple and green. These were then arranged the way I wanted.

I also stitched a piece of paper on each one with the coded placement.

Baby Quilt

I appliquéed on a few blue circles, by machine, and then quilted the pieced blocks.

Next, I will quilt the outer borders.

Binding

I made a long roll of binding by stitching together 6 cm x 11 cm pieces. Part of this roll will be used for the baby quilt.

World Embroidery Day 2025

Just a quick reminder that tomorrow, July 30, is World Embroidery Day. 

Don't forget to take a stitch!

 

Sunday Stitch School - Lesson 332: Irregular Algerian Eyelet Star Stitch

According to Arts & Design, where I found today's stitch,  it is one used for Hardanger.  Be that as it may, I will use it for free form embroidery and on any fabric with a good grid. 

The stitch is called Irregular Algerian Eyelet Star Stitch. The graph with stitch order can be seen at Art & Designs website. Search under the initial I.

Below you can see my own graph and some work-in-progress photos:

Odd numbers are along the outside, and 

even numbers are all inserted in the middle hole.

If you select a fabric with obvious holes, like Aida,

the counting is easy.

Use a stiletto to open the hole in the middle to accommodate 

all the thread that needs to pass through that hole..

Work your way clockwise around the design.

Come out at the edges and go in in the middle.

It's easy peasy and you will reach

half way in no time.

See! It was done in a jiffy! 

Homework:

Let the Irregular Algerian Eyelet Star Stitch light up these samplers.

Friday Homework for Lesson 331: Astrakhan Velvet Stitch

 This stitch is much easier than it first appears.

Aida Sampler

Sunday Stitch School Reference Chart

Mottled Wool Scribble Cloth

I used tapestry wool and got a nice pile. The loops on the right have been cut, the ones on the left are intact.