{"id":5177,"date":"2023-10-26T07:35:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=5177"},"modified":"2023-10-26T07:35:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T14:35:10","slug":"stitch-by-stitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2023\/10\/26\/stitch-by-stitch\/","title":{"rendered":"Stitch by Stitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Small<\/a>The title of this post is actually the title of a class (and project) developed by Susan Cleveland<\/a>; our guild brought her here last week for a lecture, a trunk show, and a couple of classes. One of the classes was to learn her Dresden Plate technique, which I’ve used and really like; it ensures a nice, flat “plate” and eliminates the necessity of the appliqu\u00e9d center circle. I didn’t take that class, since I hadn’t yet played with her Stitch by Stitch ideas, so I took that class, which was lots<\/em> of fun! Of course, anything having to do with Susan is fun, given her infectious sense of humor and generosity in sharing her advice and techniques.<\/p>\n

We worked on making miniature blocks in thread, using various techniques for precision — necessary in things this size — the blocks are about 2.25″ square! No piecing was necessary for the blocks, and we played with very thick threads, as well as with very fine ones. We added small prairie points, embellished with stitching, wool balls and teeny tiny buttons. The finished project is about 11″ x 11″ — click on the photo for a closer look.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The title of this post is actually the title of a class (and project) developed by Susan Cleveland; our guild brought her here last week for a lecture, a trunk show, and a couple of classes. One of the classes was to learn her Dresden Plate technique, which I’ve used and really like; it ensures […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[299],"tags":[252,200,264,225],"class_list":{"0":"post-5177","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-quilting","7":"tag-basket-blocks","8":"tag-classes","9":"tag-embellishing","10":"tag-mini","11":"czr-hentry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yzuO-1lv","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4173,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2020\/05\/24\/raw-edge-applique\/","url_meta":{"origin":5177,"position":0},"title":"Raw-edge appliqu\u00e9","author":"Sandy","date":"May 24, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"As I said in a previous post, I'm taking some online classes from Philippa Naylor. Each month I'm given access to the next class in the series, and this month's class was full of tips on how to do raw-edge appliqu\u00e9. I played around with some samples, and that's what\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Appliqu\u00e9"","block_context":{"text":"Appliqu\u00e9","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/applique\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"satin stitch square","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/IMG_1117-1-300x257.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4063,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2020\/01\/20\/a-series-of-classes\/","url_meta":{"origin":5177,"position":1},"title":"A series of classes","author":"Sandy","date":"January 20, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"It's been a very long time since I was fortunate enough to be able to take a class from a lady who is probably my all-time favorite instructor, Philippa Naylor. Some years ago, I had classes from her in Houston on varied topics like free-motion quilting, piecing, and binding. Lately,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Quilting"","block_context":{"text":"Quilting","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/quilting\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"double piping sample","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_1011-300x274.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1386,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2012\/07\/23\/another-cardigan\/","url_meta":{"origin":5177,"position":2},"title":"Another cardigan","author":"Sandy","date":"July 23, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I've mentioned before that I've taken a couple of knitting classes from Craftsy, and I've just finished another one. This one is called The Perfect Fit Seamless Crazy Lace Cardigan. LOL! That's a real mouthful, isn't it? But it involved \"playing\" with different lace knitting motifs and incorporating them into\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Garments"","block_context":{"text":"Garments","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/category\/knitting\/garments\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Burgundy-cardigan-2.jpg?fit=640%2C478&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Burgundy-cardigan-2.jpg?fit=640%2C478&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sandymike.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/Burgundy-cardigan-2.jpg?fit=640%2C478&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3344,"url":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2018\/01\/26\/rulers-for-rookies\/","url_meta":{"origin":5177,"position":3},"title":"Rulers for Rookies","author":"Sandy","date":"January 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"First of all, I'm still -- slowly -- working on my New York Beauty blocks! 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