Practicing on a String Bean

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Beginner Quilting Skills
Piecing
  • rectangles
    1. Four Patch
    2. Nine Patch
    3. Double Four Patch
    4. Frayed Four Patch
    5. Log Cabin
    6. Picture Frame
    7. Courthouse Steps
    8. Double Nine Patch
    9. Double Irish Chain
    10. The Arrowhead
    11. Children's Delight
    12. Flying Squares
    13. Five Patch Chain
    14. Four X Variation
    15. Rail Fence
    16. Plus
  • triangles
    • Lady of the Lake
    • Flying Geese
    • Windmill
    • Corn and Beans
    • Wild Goose Chase
    • Whirlpool
    • Yankee Puzzle
    • Star of North Carolina
    • Lost Ship Pattern
    • Double Z
    • Starry Path
    • Dutchman's Puzzle
    • Mosaic, #13
    • Star Variation
    • Time & Tide
    • Star & Pinwheels
  • Y-seams
    • Mosaic #1
    • Attic Window
    • Mosaic, #13
    • Mosaic, #21
    • LeMoyne Star
    • LeMoyne Star 3
    • Star of Bethlehem
    • Nine Patch Star
    • Blazing Star 2
    • The Priscilla
    • Priscilla 3 Stripe
    • Morning Star
    • Broken Sash Star
    • Geometric Star
    • Priscilla Variation
    • Broken Sash Strip 3
    • improv
  • curves
    • Double Wedding Ring
    • Drunkard's Pinwheel
    • Peace Dove
    • Over the Bridge
    • Around the World
    • Baseball
    • Orange Peel
    • Papa's Delight
    • Clamshell
    • Wedding Ring--6 Segments
    • Pickle Dish--4 Points
    • Round Table
    • Jelly Doughnut
    • Woven Lattice
    • Button
    • Fan 5
    • improv
  • partial seams

  • combined techniques
    • Compass Star
    • Contrary Wife
    • Garden Patch
    • Road to California
    • Bear's Paw
    • Monkey Wrench
    • Pinwheel Square
    • Red Cross
    • Bird's Nest
    • Star Wheel
    • Royal Diamonds
    • Savannah Beautiful Star
    • Star of the West
    • Paducah Peony
    • Spring Beauty
    • Six-Pointed Star Wheel
Applique
  • felt
  • freezer paper
  • fusible web
  • raw-edge
  • inside-out
Paper Piecing
  • Machine paper piecing
  • English paper piecing
  • Foundation piecing
Borders and Sashing
  • mitered borders
  • border corner blocks
  • square borders
  • sashing strips and squares
Binding
  • mitered
  • birthing
  • facings
  • piping
  • prairie points
  • scalloped
Quilting
Kinds of Quilts
  • one-patch
    • tumblers
    • diamonds (March, 2017; custom order)
    • HST
    • pyramids
    • hexagons
    • baby blocks
    • apple core
    • clamshell
    • squares
  • jelly roll
  • rag
  • crazy
  • cathedral window
Projects
  • Big Leap Forward (April 6, 2017-; a sampler to learn Y-Seams and Curves)

Beginner Embroidery
Stitches
  • running stitch and variations
    • running stitch
    • laced running stitch
    • whipped running stitch
    • Holbein stitch
  • backstitch and variations
    • backstitch
    • whipped backstitch
    • laced backstitch
  • split stitch
  • stem stitch and variations
    • stem stitch
    • portuguese knotted stem
    • threaded stem stitch
    • raised stem stitch band
    • bullion stem stitch
  • chain stitch and variations
    • chain stitch
    • lazy daisy
    • heavy chain stitch
    • twisted chain stitch
    • ancient chain stitch
    • crested chain stitch
    • Hungarian braided chain stitch
    • cable chain stitch
    • open chain stitch
    • rosette chain stitch
    • double chain stitch
    • alternating chain stitch
    • knotted chain stitch
    • threaded chain stitch
    • whipped chain stitch
  • feather stitch and variations
    • feather stitch
    • double feather stitch
    • Spanish knotted feather stitch
  • blanket stitch and variations
    • blanket stitch
    • up and down
    • buttonhole wheels
    • closed button hole
    • short and long blanket stitch
    • detached buttonhole
    • laced blanket stitch
    • whipped blanket stitch
  • satin stitch and variations
    • satin stitch
    • long and short stitch shading
    • padded satin stitch
    • encroaching satin stitch
  • knots
    • bullion knot
      • bullion buttonhole wheels
      • bullion rose buds
    • French knot
      • pistil stitch
    • Miao ethnicity style knot stitch
    • Colonial knot
    • oyster stitch
    • woven picot
    • raised cup stitch
    • granitos
    • cast on stitch
    • Chinese knot
  • fillers
    • star stitch
    • seed stitch
    • coiling stitch
    • spider web
      • ribbed spider web
    • sparse stitch
      • horizontal sparse stitch
      • vertical sparse stitch
    • tent stitch
    • basketweave stitch
    • battlement filling
    • drizzle stitch
      • beaded drizzle stitch
    • ribbon stitch
    • fishbone stitch
      • raised fishbone stitch
      • open fishbone stitch
Techniques
  • beading
    • stem stitch
    • back stitch
    • running stitch
    • simple couching stitch
  • couching
    • bokhara couching
    • Romanian
    • twining thread couching stitch
  • applique
  • goldwork
  • ribbons
Styles
  • crewel
  • counted thread
    • needlepoint
    • cross stitch
    • chicken scratch
  • surface embroidery
    • Ecclesiastical embroidery
    • Jacobean embroidery
    • blackwork
  • whitework
    • cutwork
    • drawn thread
Beginner Knitting
Casting On
  • knit cast on
  • long-tail cast on
  • wrap cast on
  • cable cast on
  • provisional cast-on
  • German twisted cast-on
  • Picot cast on
  • Old Norwegian Cast On
Stitches
  • knitting
    • knit in front and back
    • knit two together
    • slip slip knit
    • slip 1 knit 1 pass slipped stitch over
    • knit through back loop
  • purling
    • purl front and back
    • purl two together
    • purl through back loop
  • make one
  • raised increase
  • yarn overs
  • loop stitch
  • elongated stitch
Patterns
  • garter stitch
  • stockinette stitch
    • reverse stockinette stitch
  • basket stitch
  • seed stitch
  • waffle stitch
  • English rib
  • farrow rib
  • raspberry stitch
  • cable stitch
  • crossed stitch
  • herringbone stitch
  • linen stitch
  • loop stitch
  • bobbles
  • tricot knitting
Methods
  • circular knitting
    • circular knitting
    • double pointed needles
    • two circular needles
    • magic loop knitting
  • changing colors
  • double knitting
  • short rows
  • gussets
  • one-row buttonholes
  • gathers
  • felting
  • beading
Finishing
  • bind off
    • standard bind off
    • I-cord bind off
    • suspended bind off
    • tubular bind off
    • picot bind off
    • three-needle bind off
    • crochet bind off
    • cable bind off
  • weave in ends
  • blocking
  • picking up stitches
  • kitchener stitch
  • crocheted join
Shapes
  • trapezoid
  • square
  • circle
  • octagon
  • star
  • triangle
  • paralellogram
  • pentagon
  • rectangle
  • heart
  • oval
  • crescent
  • hexagon
  • diamond
Styles
  • Fair Isle
  • bias
  • brioche
  • entrelac
  • faggoting
Things
  • socks
  • hats
  • sweaters
  • vests
  • cardigans
  • gloves
  • fingerless gloves
  • mittens
  • lovies
  • stuffed animals
  • blankets
Basic Sewing Skills
Stitches
  • basting
  • slip stitch
  • ladder stitch
  • overcast stitch
  • catch stitch
  • blind stitch
  • understitch
Seams
  • zigzag seams
  • turn and stitch seams
  • bias tape seams
  • pinked seams
  • hand overcast seams
  • topstitch seams
  • French seams
  • staystitching seams
  • mattress stitch seams
Decorations
  • ruffles
  • fringe
  • darts
  • pleats
  • tasseles
  • pompoms
  • yo-yos
  • buttons
    • shank button
    • two-hole button
    • four-hole button
    • button by machine
    • bound buttonhole
    • cover buttons
Fasteners
  • hooks and eyes
  • snaps
  • hook and loop tapes
  • grommets
  • frogs
  • toggles
  • elastic
  • drawstrings
  • belt loops
  • zippers
    • lapped zipper
    • centered zipper
    • fly zipper
    • separating zipper
    • hand-picked zipper
    • zipper repair
Clothing
  • Items
    • hats
    • infinity scarves
    • blouses
    • skirts
    • dresses
    • jackets
    • slippers
    • pinafores
    • leggings
    • jeans
    • vests
    • aprons
    • smocks
    • pajamas
    • robes
    • headbands
  • Techniques
    • hemming
      • top stitch
      • Hong Kong hem
      • bias tape
    • sleeves
      • set-in sleeves
      • raglan sleeves
      • kimono sleeves
      • cuffs
      • plackets
    • necklines and collars
      • convertible collar
      • shawl collar
      • Peter Pan collar
      • knit band
      • turtleneck
    • pockets
      • patch pocket
      • set-in pocket
      • welt pocket
    • lining
    • bar tacks
Things
  • zipper pouches
  • pillows
  • pillow cases
  • notebook covers
  • key chains
  • lovies
  • stuffed animals
  • bookmarks
  • towels
  • curtains
  • napkins
  • tablecloths
  • pot handle cozies
  • casserole carrying bags
  • bed skirts
  • pin cushions
  • slipcovers
  • tea cozies
  • mug cozies
Interior Design
Art

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