We’re 30 days and 6 pages into the 100 Day Stitch Book with Ann Wood. This stitch Challenge started on January 17.
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| Pages 1 and 2 of the 2025 Stitch Book. |
Using fabric scraps and leftovers
It’s satisfying for me to pair my leftover scraps from various improvisational patchwork projects with improv hand stitching to create these small 5.5” x 7” pages. This project is giving purpose to my improv scraps. I thought these scraps might find their way into another improv patchwork project, but in this little stitch book, they are the stars of the show. It’s so fun!
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| Pages 3 and 4 of the 2025 Stitch Book. |
I’ve got a mix of fabrics for the base pages—a blue cotton/linen blend from Art Gallery Fabrics and a few 100% cotton yarn-dyed wovens from Diamond Textiles.
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| Pages 5 and 6 of the 2025 Stitch Book. |
The threads I’m using consist of variegated cotton sewing thread, perle cotton, embroidery floss, and an 80 wt. soft poly for the appliqué. I’m using basic, familiar stitches: running stitch, blanket stitch, French knots, seed stitch, feather stitch, back stitch, and an invisible appliqué stitch.
The backs are colorful and interesting as well.
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| Backs of pages 1 and 2. |
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| Backs of pages 3 and 4. |
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| Backs of pages 5 and 6. |
This is the start of page 7.
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| Page 7 of my 100 Day Stitch Book 2025. |
I’ll work on this page for five days and then start another one.
