Here’s the latest block stitched from my old painting book published by Platt and Munk Co. It took a long time to complete this block because I’ve only been working on it sporadically. I’m more than halfway done, with five more blocks to stitch, and I still have no idea how I’m going to put the blocks together. I think I’ll have to wait until they’re all done before I decide.
The blocks are 6″ x 9 3/4″ (the same size as the painting book pages), and the embroidery was done with stem stitch using one strand of DMC 498 floss on the same vintage sheet, even though the background colors in my photos all look a little different.
Here are the previously stitched blocks, and below that are all of the restored original pages which were in bad shape, most pages having been both painted and colored with crayon.
Lovely. You have inspired me to do a couple of projects in this stitch:)
I love the Alice In Wonderland story. The embroidery is a unique way of displaying the coloring book pages. It must take a good deal of time to do the blocks.
Lovely! I think the fish footman is my favorite!
Gorgeous! Martha, these are wonderful 🙂
Hi Martha- This will be such a wonderful work of art when it is finished that I would encourage you to contact quilt museums to see if they would display it so that many more people could view it up close and personal for generations to come. This kind of hand work and attention to detail is becoming more and more rare, which makes it all the more important to preserve and present it to a wider audience. You do extraordinary work.
Love it Martha, your stitching is marvelous! And yay for being more than halfway done. This is a very large project, and it will be stunning when you’re done. I think you’re smart for waiting til the blocks are done to decide how to put them together.
Hi,
When I click on the links to the RIGHT side, nothing happens. Is there something I do not know to do?
thank you much.
YOUR pages are unique, fun, and full of frolicking fancy! I have had so much fun sending links and some coloring pages to my grandchildren.
Cheers!
May I just say, Wow! Love this!