07 13 06 Bear's Heart(old post)

Here's the heart Bear made for me!
Isn;t it just scrumptious?



Let me know what you think!

05 18 06 Beaded block detail 3(old blog)

This is one of the simplest seam treatments i have ever done, and one i really like. it is a feather stitch with a lazy daisy on alternate "feathers". Inside the lazy daisy is a bead, and at the base, is another bead. Could it be simpler????

05 18 06 Beaded Block detail one(old blog post)

the seam above the couched ribbon is a double chevron stitch combination. IIt is very very easy to work the chevron stitch and then play with it. It is definitly one of my favorite of the basic surface stitches. as you can see..it is simply one chevron stitch stacked on another. at the cross bars, you just do what you want....in this case i put on the lower edge a lazy daisy with a pearl bead at the top of the catch stitch. the other two stitches are straight stitches with beads...couldn;t be simpler. On the top chevron i added some fly stitches with beads. it took time, and also paying attention to spacing so that you have enough rom to add the other stitches, but other than those considerations....i think you get a wonderful stitch for very little.