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The 'scrim trick ' mounted on another piece of scrim Running stitch in a chenille thread, buttonhole wheels, fly stitch, seeding, French knots, double knots and bullions
This quilt is made with blocks from the Quilt Block Exchange. I quilted this as a piece to bring to quilt shops for longarm quiltling referrals.
blogged: www.quiltsoflove.blogspot.com
The most satisfying part f this piece for me were stitching the double rows of Dove's Eyes and Filet Squares. Yay for learning a new stitch.
Sinds 1992 maak zo nu en dan een verzamelstuk van bewaarde afknipsels, voor mijn eigen archief . Dit is nr. 17, 100 x 100 cm
This is a sampler worked by Mary Mallaber in about 1821.
The text reads
Catch then, O catch the transient hour,
Improve each moment as it flies:
Life's a short summer, man a flower,
He dies; alas: how soon he dies
This is a quote from Dr Johnson, an author who published A Dictionary of the English Language in 1755.
SH.1958.19.3
The Herbert has over 60 samplers in its collection. With volunteers from NADFAS we have recently completed a project to improve their storage and to make them more accessible. You can see some of the samplers on display at the Herbert in the History Gallery, Connected and in What's in Store.
Left to right.
Ezme: Spicy bell pepper, onion, tomato, cucumber, parsley, fresh dill, and tomato paste mixed together with lemon juice and olive oil.
Falafel: Garbanzo beans, fresh parsley, onions and special spices, deep-fried and served with yogurt sauces.
Baklava Salad: Fresh tomatoes, diced cucumbers, fresh green onions, parsley, and kalamata olives with lemon juice and a virgin olive oil dressing.
Dolma: Grape leaves stuffed with pine nuts and rice, served with a yogurt sauce.
Cevizli (Walnut) Peynir: Walnuts, garlic, feta cheese and red pepper, with a splash of virgin olive oil.
Falafel
Humus: Garbanzo beans mixed with tahini, lemon juice, garlic and a splash of virgin olive oil.
Based on the Black Cuckoo Dove this Halloween version comes with a garland of pumpkins. Find out more about this and all the Patchsmith Sampler Blocks at The Patchsmith.
Sampler
Chef Ryan Williams arranged a little taster for us: beef tartare with egg yolk, whipped goat cheese with honey, fried gizzards, and arugula with roasted sweet corn.
Rye
Leawood, Kansas
(August 19, 2013)
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