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Joyful Embellishments

These are photo's of stitches I have done on my own crazy quilts. Offered on my Face Book page as a source of inspiration and encouragement to all crazy quilters. You may join me at anytime in the group Joyful Embellishments for daily inspiration!
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11mo
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Valerie Bothell
a close up of a piece of cloth with embroidered designs on it
Embroidered Seams
Purple Border
Yo Yos
Quilts Patterns
Cloth Art
Crazy Patchwork
Embroidery Stitch
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several different types of flowers are placed on pink material with buttons and pins attached to them
Crazy Quilt Templates
Embroidery Borders
Lazy Daisy Stitch
Quilting Templates
Joyful Daily Stitching
Take the time to do a little stitching every day.
a purple piece of cloth with embroidered designs on it
Beautiful Crazy
Different Stitches
Crazy Quilt
Quilt Patterns Free
Crazy Quilts
Embroidery And Stitching
Joyful Daily Stitching
I also ended up with a beautiful crazy quilt composed of 49 blocks and 500 different stitch combinations.
an embroidered piece of fabric with flowers on it and pins sticking out of the side
Tough Times
Slow Stitching
Finding Joy
Joyful Daily Stitching
Several years ago, I went through a fairly tough time and decided to challenge myself by making a crazy quilt in which every seam would have a different stitch combination.
a close up of a piece of cloth with flowers on it and thread in the middle
Bullion Knot
Embroidery Stitching
Stitch Work
Joyful Daily Stitching
Excerpt from the introduction of Joyful Daily Stitching, Seam by Seam: Complete Guide to 500 Embroidery-Stitch Combinations, Perfect for Crazy Quilting by Valerie Bothell
a close up of a piece of cloth with embroidered designs on it
Joyful Daily Stitching
About six months later, I decided to add an outer purple border with 24 blocks.
the stitches are stitched together to make a colorful wall hanging ornament on fabric
Green Border
Joyful Daily Stitching
The quilt kept growing with the addition of a bright green border with sixteen blocks.
some pink and yellow fabric with flowers on it
Quilt Stitching
Quilt Block Patterns
Quilting Tutorials
Hand Quilting
Joyful Daily Stitching
At first the project seemed overwhelming, but I decided to think about it in smaller increments.
the embroidery work is being worked on
Joyful Daily Stitching
I realized that if I did one seam a day for five days a week, I would have a little over 250 seams done by the end of one year!
some beads and other things are on a purple surface with pink flowers, dragonflies, and gold bells
Corduroy Material
Embroidery Stitches Tutorial
Joyful Daily Stitching
As I stitched on my blocks every day and completed the goals I had made for myself, the tough time faded away; my heart began to heal.
a pink and green quilted square with many different designs on the front, purple background
Purple Pen
Double Wedding Ring Quilt
Wedding Ring Quilt
Contemporary Quilts
Joyful Daily Stitching
Joyful Embellishments, 41˝ × 41˝, by Valerie Bothell, 2017