Take a Stitch Tuesday - Bonnet Stitch

This is a new one for me – I’ve never seen or heard of it before.  I did a short seam to try it out.  I’ll probably add something to it later.

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday - Up and Down Buttonhole Stitch

I really like this stitch.  I’ve done a small seam with three strands of Mandarin floss on the pink block.

Next I tried it with a single strand of Bravo! on the blue block and added detached chain stitches.

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday 24 - Palestrina Stitch

Using four strands of Bravo! Thread, I followed the curve of the yo-yo that was already in place.  What do you think?

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday 23 - Cable Chain Stitch

I tried this stitch before, but for some reason the post is labeled TAST 25 (see it here).  I tried it again on a very short section, then added a few more stitches to it. 

 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday 22 - Buttonhole Wheel

Using one strand of cotton floss, I attempted to follow the circles on the fabric.

Next, I tried a few with two strands of the same floss. Not a lot of difference.
 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take A Stitch Tuesday 21 - Knotted Cretan

I really like this stitch!  I thought it was going to be difficult, but it wasn’t.  I think I’ll be using this more often. I did the Knotted Cretan with one strand of a soft Italian thread, then added detached chain stitches with two strands of cotton floss to one side.

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take A Stitch Tuesday - # 20 Butterfly Chain

I used Mandarin floss and Petite Treasure Braid.

 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday - # 19 Bullion Knot

These were done with Impressions thread.

 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday - # 18 Half Chevron

I used three strands of floss to do a short seam with this stitch, then added three French knots to each stitch.

Here are full views of each of my four blocks so far.

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday - # 17 Crossed Buttonhole

I used green Impressions to do this stitch to hold the lace down. 

 

I added detached chain stitches with Grandeur Silk Pearl #5 and some green seed beads.

 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take A Stitch Tuesday - # 16 Wheatear Stitch

I used three strands of floss along the seam, then added a bead at the base of each stitch.

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday - #15 French Knots

Using pink Impressions thread, I added some sets of three French Knots to the Whipped Wheels and I added single French Knots above the detached chain/ double Chevron seam.

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take A Stitch Tuesday - #14 Stem Stitch

I’ve added one more layer to the inside of this shape with the stem stitch, using two strands of cotton floss.

I also made a vine-like shape in the stem stitch, using green Impressions thread.  I'll add to this later.

 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday - #13 Satin Stitch

The satin stitch is not one of my favorites.  It’s so hard to make it look even and smooth.  I’ve done one small leaf and that’s enough satin stitch for now!

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take A Stitch Tuesday - #12 Barred Chain

The barred chain is a new stitch for me.  I tried out a short seam on the pink block and added white seed beads.

Next I tried out the alternating barred chain on the green block, adding sets of three seed beads.

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday - #11 Whipped Wheel

I’ve tried this out with a variety of threads. 

 

 

Later I’ll add some other stitches or beads to fill in the empty space.

 
You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take A Stitch Tuesday #10 Running Stitch

Running stitch is so simple that I think it is often overlooked.  I’ve continued with the filling of this shape using pink Impressions.

 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take A Stitch Tuesday #9 Couching

A great thing about these crazy quilt blocks and TAST is that I can use threads leftover from other projects and feel very thrifty.  Here I’ve couched pale pink Petite Very Velvet with Petite Treasures Braid inside the previously stitched chain outline.

 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take A Stitch Tuesday #8 Chain Stitch

To show this stitch, I traced a template on the large dark pink area.  Using two strands of cotton floss, I stitched the outline.  My plan is to fill this in with other stitches.  We’ll see how that turns out.

 

Here's the whole block so far.

 

 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.

Take a Stitch Tuesday #7 Detached Chain

I often use this stitch.  Here are two examples on my pink and purple crazy quilt blocks.

 

You can join TAST at anytime. Check out Sharon B’s stitch instructions here.