American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2019-08)

ARROWHEAD STITCH

To make arrowhead stitches, bring

needle up at A (Arrowhead Stitch

Diagram), push it down at B, and pull

it up at C. Insert needle at D, bring it

up at E, push it down at F, and bring

it up at G. At this point, reverse stitch

direction to insert needle at H, bring

it up at I, push it down at J, bring it up

at K, and push it down at L. You will

start to see arrows forming after you

reverse your stitching direction.

BACKSTITCH

To backstitch, pull needle up at A

(Backstitch Diagram). Insert it back

into fabric at B, bring it up at C, and

push it down at D. Continue in the

same manner to make the desired

number of backstitches.

BLANKET STITCH

To blanket-stitch, pull needle up at

A (Blanket Stitch Diagram). Form a

reverse L shape with floss. Holding

angle of L shape in place with your

thumb, push needle down at B

and come up at C to secure stitch.

Continue in the same manner to

make the desired number of blanket

stitches.

BUTTONHOLE STITCH

Use an erasable marker to draw an

outline for the stitches (Buttonhole

Stitch Diagram). To make buttonhole

stitches, keep needle vertical and

work from left to right. Bring needle

up at A and push it down at B. Bring

needle up at C and loop thread on

needle to create a knot on top of loop.

Continue in the same manner, making

your stitches close together, to make

the desired number of buttonhole

stitches. For buttonhole stitching on

Block A, page 55, elongate stitches to

fill the outline of ladybug heads.

CHAIN STITCH

To chain-stitch, pull needle up at A

(Chain Stitch Diagram); form a U

shape with floss. Holding the U shape

in place with your thumb, push

needle down at B, about^1 ⁄ 16 " from A,

E ro r t t a ra s

and come up at C to secure stitch.

Continue in the same manner to make

the desired number of chain stitches.

DOUBLE FEATHERSTITCH

To make double featherstitches, bring

needle up at A (Double Featherstitch

Diagram); form a V shape with floss.

Holding the angle in place with your

thumb, push needle down at B, about

(^3) ⁄ 16 " to right of A. Come up at C, about
(^1) ⁄ 4 " below A, to secure stitch. For the
next stitch, form a V shape with floss,
insert needle at D (about^3 ⁄ 16 " to right
of C), and bring it out at E to secure
stitch. For the next stitch, form a
V shape with floss, insert needle at
F (about^3 ⁄ 16 " to right of E), and bring
it out at G to secure the stitch. For
the next stitch, move to the left and
continue in the same manner to
make the desired number of double
featherstitches.
Arrowhead Stitch Diagram

A

B

C

D

E G

K I G

L J H

F

C DA

F

G E B

Backstitch Diagram

Blanket Stitch Diagram

A A

B

B

C

C

Buttonhole Stitch Diagram

A

A

B

B

C

C

B

H

I

G

C D

E F

A

Chain Stitch Diagram

Double Featherstitch Diagram

A B

D

F

H G

J I

K

C

E

60 APQ ¥ August 2019