Susan Standley Stitch In Time
FT #22 - Home Sweet Home with Samplers
updated
"Sampler Soiree, Summer School Recap and Updates"
On this video I discuss my projects for Sampler Soiree-
"Fruit Tree with Two Animals" by Scarlett Letter (A completed version can be seen on the Instagram account of Louise @suzilou02)
"Hannah Lancaster" by the Woster Museum
and new sampler charts-
"Elizabeth Metcalfe 1860" by Rosie.in.the.Rockies (A stitch-along group has been organized by @ContentedNeedleworkerKim. Please contact her if you would like to join #elizabethmetcalfe1860)
"A Miscellany" by Scarlett Letter
Summer School projects can be viewed in detail on Instagram @#atticneedlework or on the YouTube Channel of Fox and Rabbit!
"Clara 1876" will be available after Needlework Market
"The 250th Commemorative Mother of Pearl Pincushion Kits" and "Mother of Pearl Button" are currently being restocked. They will be announced on my newsletter . Please sign up to be among the first to know about their release."
The First Stitches Series is an opportunity to learn patchwork skills using methods from the past!
Each doll quilt builds on skills and is designed to make you a success. Options are offered for methods like; English Paper Piecing, Hand Piecing using templates and machine piecing.
Stories to enhance the experience are available on this channel under a Playlist for each girl's name.
Contact me:
email: smsquilter@comcast.net
Instagram: @standleysusan
website: www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
First Stitches Series - Corliss 1870
This video contains Story no.7 about Corliss 1870 and is Chapter 20 in the First Stitches Series.
Please join me as we explore the way girls learned to sew in the 19th Century.
In this story, we will learn about Corliss, a fictional girl who lives in Louisville Kentucky. Our sewing adventure will take us into the world of English Paper Piecing and Medallion Quilts.
If you would like to stitch along with Corliss, you can purchase kits for each part and additional supplies from my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com.
susanstandleystitchintime.com/product-category/first-stitches
Each part of the medallion quilt for Corliss' trousseau is available along with detailed instructions and extra video helps. The fabrics chosen for this project reflect the vibrant, bold prints that were available in the 1870's.
Come learn alongside Corliss!
First Stitches Series Corliss 1870
This video is no. 5 in the Corliss story and Chapter 12 in the First Stitches Series.
Please join me as we explore the way girls learned to sew in the 19th Century.
In this story, we will learn about Corliss, a fictional girl who lives in Louisville Kentucky. Our sewing adventure will take us into the world of English Paper Piecing and Medallion Quilts.
If you would like to stitch along with Corliss, you can purchase kits for each part and additional supplies from my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com.
susanstandleystitchintime.com/product-category/first-stitches
Each part of the medallion quilt for Corliss' trousseau is available along with detailed instructions and extra video helps. The fabrics chosen for this project reflect the vibrant, bold prints that were available in the 1870's.
Come learn alongside Corliss!
First Stitches Series - Corliss 1870
This video is story no. 6 for Corliss 1870 and Chapter 13 in the First Stitches Series.
Please join me as we explore the way girls learned to sew in the 19th Century.
In this story, we will learn about Corliss, a fictional girl who lives in Louisville Kentucky. Our sewing adventure will take us into the world of English Paper Piecing and Medallion Quilts.
If you would like to stitch along with Corliss, you can purchase kits for each part and additional supplies from my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com.
susanstandleystitchintime.com/product-category/first-stitches
Each part of the medallion quilt for Corliss' trousseau is available along with detailed instructions and extra video helps. The fabrics chosen for this project reflect the vibrant, bold prints that were available in the 1870's.
Come learn alongside Corliss!
First Stitches Series - Corliss 1870
This video is Story no.1 for Corliss 1870 and Chapter 8 in the First Stitches Series.
Please join me as we explore the way girls learned to sew in the 19th Century.
In this story, we will learn about Corliss, a fictional girl who lives in Louisville Kentucky. Our sewing adventure will take us into the world of English Paper Piecing and Medallion Quilts.
If you would like to stitch along with Corliss, you can purchase kits for each part and additional supplies from my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com.
susanstandleystitchintime.com/product-category/first-stitches
Each part of the medallion quilt for Corliss' trousseau is available along with detailed instructions and extra video helps. The fabrics chosen for this project reflect the vibrant, bold prints that were available in the 1870's.
Come learn alongside Corliss!
Chapter 20, "Corliss Shares her Progress", takes us back into the world of sewing in the 19th century.
Corliss lives in 1870, Louisville Kentucky and is creating a medallion quilt for her trousseau with the help of her Aunt Edith and the local sewing circle.
Earlier episodes and Chapters that give details of Corliss' life can be found on the Playlist "Corliss 1870" if you need to catch up.
These stories are part of the First Stitches experience where we learn to sew and experience the material culture along side a fictional girl from the 1800's.
Kits are available on my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com if you would like to learn and sew alongside Corliss.
Additional stories and projects in the First Stitches series are available for :
Mary 1840
Pharaby 1870
On today's Episode we will look at:
The Bristol to Berlin event at The Attic Needleworks. For more information on this shop and the events and products they offer, please visit atticneedlework.com
"Friends are the Flowers in the Garden of Life" starter packs can be found on my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
Tutorials to get you started with English Paper Piecing are available on my YouTube Channel;
Introduction to English Paper Piecing
youtu.be/KeutdvlX2GA
Paper Piecing for Beginners
youtu.be/5Xr6AiOA_oo
Books mentioned:
"Interacting with Color" by Josef Albers
amazon.com/Interacting-Color-Practical-Alberss-Experimentssc_df_030027243X?mcid=cfd4d6371f4033dd9250b72785b4fc9c&hvocijid=4120280497678452566-030027243X-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4120280497678452566&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033250&hvtargid=pla-2281435178778&psc=1
"Tennessee Samplers" by Core and Hasson
amazon.com/Tennessee-Samplers-Education-Domestic-1800-1900/dp/1621909220/ref=asc_df_1621909220?mcid=657d2fd111a73f14a9b3e20476654040&hvocijid=8967720667147121871-1621909220-&hvexpln=73&tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=721245378154&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8967720667147121871&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033250&hvtargid=pla-2281435177418&psc=1
Designers Mentioned:
Needlework Press
Tabbycat Reproduction Samplers
Haystack Stitching
Violets and Verses
Dutch Treat Designs
Erica Michaels
The Berlin work class, "Little Violet", will be offered at Acorns and Threads on October 4th in person and zoom. The sign up can be found on the Acorns and Threads website www.acornsandthreads.com. We will explore the history of Berlin work, try some original materials and stitch this interpretive piece. Please let me know if you have any questions. I really look forward to seeing you there!
Corliss Medallion Quilt information can be found on my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com.
The Britomart Sampler can be purchased from Katie Strachan www.katie-strachan.com.
Exploring color can add to the meaning and success of your textile projects. The book I mentioned on this episode is very interesting and useful for any artist.
"Werner's Nomenclature of Colours" by P Syme is a lovely addition to any creative library.
susanstandleystitchintime.com/product/first-stitches-corliss-1870-introduction-to-english-paper-piecing-kit
The kits have pre cut hexagons with a 1/4" seam allowance.
Templates for cutting 1" hexagons with a 3/8" seam allowance can be found on my website and are being restocked. Please sign up for my newsletter to be the first to know when they have arrived!
The 3/8" seam allowance is very beginner friendly!
FREE Tutorials for getting started with English Paper Piecing are available on my channel:
Introduction to English Paper Piecing-
youtu.be/5Xr6AiOA_oo
Addendum for Beginning English Paper Piecing
youtu.be/KeutdvlX2GA
A layout for putting your English Paper Pieced Flowers together can be found as a pdf download with video helps on my website:
susanstandleystitchintime.com/product/corliss-trousseau-1870-hexagon-center-part-1-hexagon-center-pdf-and-video
Mary Brutnel,l my 1840 work box roll up, was stitched on 37c. Russian Tea Cake by Legacy Linens using Gobelins and my color conversion. Kits are available by request. Contact information below.
Charts are available from www.hedgerowstitching.com.
Amy Florence Ogilvie, my 1870 workbox roll up, was stitched on 24c. Rainbarrel by Legacy Linens using Fin du Abusson wool using my color conversion. Kits are available by request. Contact information below.
Charts are available from www.hedgerowstitching.com.
Paper Dolls at the Carmel Doll Shop:
youtu.be/bg1rM8pHjWU?si=1_mZR-CKGYbEDs4F
youtu.be/QYBQF6s4s2k?si=hvvDJjdgkSCXS41o
The WorkBox Introduction:
youtu.be/Su0y_IarK-k
Call Acorn and Threads to sign up for the "Little Violet" class to be held on October 4th, 2025
(503) 292-4457
Call The Attic to find out about "A Star Spangled Summer" Event
(480) 898-1838
Contact me with questions:
Instagram - @standleysusan
Email - smsquilter@comcast.net
Website - www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
I have been so excited to share this new release with you! Many of the elements I am sharing have been ideas I have dreamed about making for such a long time. The WorkBox Collection contains a variety of items that are essential in every sewist’s life and bring beauty to the work we do. I hope you will enjoy creating something that is both functional and elegant for the time you spend with your needle and thread.
The WorkBox Collection contains several parts. Each one can be purchased separately to create your own unique combination. If you are purchasing multiple items we combine shipping where possible and issue a refund. Below is a description of each of the elements:
Needlebook Kit and Directions
Contains all the material needed to make this gorgeous needlebook and a link to the pdf with photos and directions to guide you through completing your own. The fabric is a documentary print made of upholstery grade twill with an image from the 19th century. (Tags are sold separately)
WorkBox Pincushion
This gorgeous pincushion measures 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 1" and fits perfectly into the TOYO T-320 box to complete The WorkBox Collection or it can be used separately. The pincushion is expertly constructed and finished. The documentary fabric used is from a upholstery grade twill and matches the fabric from The WorkBox Collection Needle Book. It is trimmed with matching reproduction fabrics that complement the design. Wool roving and weights fill this delightful addition to your sewing box. (Pins are not included.)
WorkBox and Tool Tags with French Bulletin Board Kit
Contains custom designed, engraved and etched stainless steel tags with adhesive backs that read “The WorkBox” and “Tools”. Also included are the supplies and directions to create your own French Bulletin Board to be used with the T-320 TOYO Box available from a variety of dealers. These elements can also be adapted to the container of your choice.
Needle Identification Tags
Contains custom designed, engraved and etched stainless steel tags for six different needle types; Chenille, Milliners, Tapestry, Sharps, Betweens and Crewel. Also included are beads, beading thread, a beading needle and pdf instructions for attaching the tags to your needlebook pages.
Scissor Tags
Contains custom designed, engraved and etched scissor tags to help identify three types of work box scissors;
Tailor’s Points, Paper and Embroidery. Also included are the ‘o’ rings and lobster clamps to assist you in attaching the tags to your scissors (scissors not included).
(Tailor’s Points are fine, sharp scissors designed for cutting cloth. They are sold separately on my website.)
Tailor’s Points
These high quality stainless steel Tailor's Points Scissors measure 4 1/2" and are perfect for your work box. The 1 3/4" blade cuts fabric with ease and they fit nicely into the TOYO, T -130 tool box. A wonderful addition to any collection.
(Tags for Tailor's points, Embroidery scissors and Paper scissors are available as a set in the WorkBox Collection series.)
Needlebook Identification Cards
Each card gives a detailed description of the essential needles used in a work box and includes pictures of the different sizes so you can easily identify the needle you need to use for a specific project. Loose needles can easily be replaced to their "home" for safe storage and future use. The Identification cards are for the following needles; Crewel, Milliners, Betweens, Sharps, Tapestry and Chenille. Each card is plastic coated and fits perfectly into the page pockets of The WorkBox Collection Needlebook or can be stored in its sturdy plastic case.
Please visit susanstandleystitchintime.com and visit our store for other products.
If you have any questions, please contact me at:
Email – smsquilter@comcast.net
Instagram -@standleysusan
Contact me at:
email - smsquilter@comcast.net
Instagram - @standleysusan
On this episode we look at :
English Paper Piecing Hexagons and a new challenge to make one hexi a day towards a project I am calling "Friends are the Flowers in the Garden of Life"! If you want to get started you can watch my tutorial on this channel:
"First Stitches - "Corliss 1870, How to make an English Paper Pieced Flower"
youtu.be/0UfSYtDPGH8
Starter kits, hexagon papers, hexagon templates, projects and pre-cut fabric can be found on my website:
susanstandleystitchintime.com/product-category/first-stitches
Carrie Barcroft of SewDone can be found at:
email - SewDone25@gmail.com
Instagram - @cebarcroft
Marking Samplers can be found at Hedgerow Stitching www.hedgerovstitching.com
Other mentions are:
Sampler Consortium
Katherine Adrian
YouTube - "Stitching in Costume"
Instagram - @trinkity
Izannah Walker dolls can be seen on the following websites:
Gail Wilson Designs - www.gailwilsondesigns.com
Paula Walton -www.asweetremembrance.com
The French fabric I shared on this episode is from Reproduction Fabrics owned by Margo Krager. It is an excellent source of fabrics from the 19th Century.
The give away question to be answered in the comments for the opportunity to win the antique quilt top is:
"What have you taken away from the First Stitches Journey either through the making or the stories that has been most meaningful? AND/OR After listening to these stories, what has changed for you?"
The First Stitches Series has been and will continue to be ongoing.
I have crafted this series with a collection of projects and stories to help you experience the material culture surrounding the 19th century when the antique versions of the doll quilts, marking samplers, pictoral samplers and other sewing items were actually being produced. I want you to experience the larger picture of how children learned to sew.
I hope you will enjoy and embrace this opportunity to explore the proximate opportunity to create your own 19th century sewing items. For more information, please contact me :
Instagram - @standleysusan
Website - www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
email - smsquilter@comcast.net
In this video I share with you how I created my set of 1870 paper dolls. These will be used to enhance the overall story of the 1870's Solstice Doll Quilt which is a class and kit available on my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com. I am also stitching an 1870's marking sampler that will further add to the experience.
Materials:
*Printed images (details below)
*Decorative paper (scrapbook, wallpaper, craft)
*Bristol Paper or recycled file folders
*Paper scissors (Tim Holtz Ionic Serrated and EK)
*YES Paste
*Water dish
*Paint brush
*Brayer or bone folder
*320 weight sand paper
*Distress Ink (Tim Holtz Antique Linen or Vintage Photo)
*Clear Coat Spray
Paper dolls I used for this project were accessed from the Cooper -Hewitt Museum. There are many options available. I printed mine on an ink jet printer and had no problems with ink smearing but a laser printer could also be used.
Please share your finishes on:
Instagram at #first_stitches
email smsquilter@comcast.net
www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
Paper Doll Links:
images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/163230_f5aceec13dd92fa1_x.jpg
collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18344273
collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18344245
collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18344247
collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18344271
collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18392585
Additional fun with paper dolls:
Queen Victoria's Paper Dolls
rct.uk/resources/queen-victorias-paper-dolls
1857 Book on How to Make Paper Dolls
ia600207.us.archive.org/35/items/PaperDollsAndHowToMakeThem1857/PaperDollsAndHowToMakeThem1857_text.pdf
Welcome to Chapter 19 of the First Stitches series where we look at the material culture of learning to sew in the 19th century. We are exploring the marking samplers, doll quilts and other textile projects children were expected to know before becoming independent adults. I have several projects and kits designed for you so you can learn alongside my fictional characters who are based on my research into the 19th century and the journals and diaries that have been left behind. Along with that, we will explore other things happening within the location and time period designated to the specific projects
Today's chapter focuses on the importance of paper dolls and takes place in Boyette, Kentucky in 1870.
On today's episode we will be exploring a brief history of paper dolls and how they played a part in 19th Century childhood. I will share some paper dolls I made from the Smithsonian Institute.
Let me know if you would like to make some too!!!
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Email - smsquilter@comcast.net
Website - www.susanstandleyastitchintime.com
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#first_stitches #19thcenturyhistory #19thcdolls #paperdolls #growingupin1870 #19thcfashion #craftingwithpaper #19thcpaperdolls
Give away winners:
Perlee 4 Pack-
@gailelizabeth
@carolynmeadows
@marygoode1058
@cgreenwa2000
Single Perlee Spool:
@kristyschoch5202
@barbarafoster4181
@Elaine-artistry
@deeb5808
@feidie64
Contact me
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Email - smsquilter@comcast.net
Website - www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
#blackwing #first_stitches #journalyourstitching #stitchjournal #mixedmediajournal #documentyourstitching #19thcsewing
I am so pleased you are joining me today.
On this episode I will be discussing:
Perlee Thread by Au Ver A Soie #auverasoie_official and sharing a finish using this luscious twisted silk. It is works for -
*cross stitch on 28 - 32 count using a #26 Tapestry needle
*Wool applique and embellishment
*Big stitch quilting
*Quilt applique embellishment
*Embroidery
New Acquisitions
-1870 Journal by the Galen Company
-"Choice and Precious Work" by Whitney Antiques
-A Solstice Stitching Invitation and the next chapter in the First Stitches Story to be launched on the Winter Solstice 12/21/24. Please join me here! There will be updates and giveaways!
13:45 - 25:23 CHAPTER 17 "A Star for Pharaby"
25:23 - 49:54 INTRODUCING the kit for the Pharaby 1870 Solstice Quilt
On this episode we will look at the next Chapter in the First Stitches Story and the unboxing and directions for ordering the next doll quilt. The "Corliss 1870, Solstice Doll Quilt" is the second in a series of quilts designed to help you build skills and learn about the way things were done in 1870.
The kits will go live on my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 21, 2024 at 8AM Pacific Time.
The doll quilt kit and complete pdf instructions with additional videos is - $125.00
Add on items:
Solstice Quilt Acrylic Template Set - $22
Solstice Quilt English Paper Piecing Paper Set - $12
The Blackwing Pencil Story can be found here:
google.com/search?q=WSJ+Blackwing+pencil+story&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS881US881&oq=WSJ+Blackwing+pencil+story&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigAdIBCTEwMjExajBqN6gCALACAA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:3efa2281,vid:y8J_nYQge14,st:0
Kentucky Samplers
Thread Winders
An Event at Acorn and Threads
Chapter 16 in the First Stitches Story
For mor information on Sewing Sample Books visit "Two Threads Back"
twothreadsback.com
For more information on Kentucky Samplers visit Kathy Staples
curiousworka@juno.com
www.antiquekentuckysamplers
MEDSAjournal.org
To attend the Colonial Williamsburg "Symposium on Historical Dress: Collections ,Collecting and Collaborations" visit
colonialwilliamsburg.org/learn/on-site-opportunities/educational-conferences-forums-symposiums/historical-dress-symposium
00: - 1:00 OPENING
1:00 - 1:38 ON THIS EPISODE
1:38 - 16:14 A SAMPLING OF NEEDLEWORK SAMPLERS
16:14 - 27:06 WIPS
27:06 - 36:20 Chapter 15 "Pharaby Begins Her Quilt"
36:20 - 57:42 SHOP UPDATE AND CLOSING
"SEWN IN AMERICA" Daughter's of the American Revolution Event
dar.org/museum/making-%E2%80%93-meaning-%E2%80%93-memory-sewn-america-symposium
You can attend the event in person or via ZOOM. The above link will take you to the location to sign up. The zoom option is at the end of the page. I hope you will join me and let me know you will be there!
Contact me -
Instagram - @standleysusan
Email - smsquilter@comcast.net
Website - www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
Share your progress on the First Stitches projects on Instagram at #first_stitches
Kits are available on www.susanstandleystitchintime.com.
This is a quick video to tell you a bit more about Pharaby and her background story along with introducing you to her doll quilt.
This quilt is the second in a series. Each doll quilt experience will teach new skills needed for quilt making. We will take a look at the methods and materials used in the time period represented along with the contemporary options. This will be the springboard for those of you who are creating time period workboxes.
The first doll quilt in the series was the "Mary, St. Louis 1840 Doll Quilt Experience" and the tutorials are still available on my YouTube Channel to help you get started. Kit are available as well on my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com or you can use your own fabric.
Pharaby's quilt will build on the patches we sewed in Mary's quilt and will add a new basic building block for quilting --- the Half Square Triangle.
Stay tuned for more information and be the first to know by signing up for my newsletter at www.susamstandleyhintime.com.
On this episode I also share progress on my 1870 marking sampler for Pharaby's work box and another Trousseau Quilt!
Please contact me with any questions or comments. I love hearing from you.
Instagram: @standleysusan
Email: smsquilter@comcast.net
Website: www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
00:00 - 3:26 OPENING
3:27 - 19:12 SAMPLER SEPTEMBER PLANS
19:13 - 23:35 FULLY FINISHED OBJECTS
23:36 - 28:47 WIPS
28:49 - 41:20 UPDATE ON CORLISS
The hexagon blocks I have been working on are inspired by the quilt "Hexstravaganza" by Rachel Daisy
00:00 - 03:52 Opening
03:54 - 18:05 WIPS (Cross Stitch, First Stitches Journal)
18:07 - 26:02 Haul
26:03 - 36:06 Corliss 1870, Louisville Story
36: 33 - 55:37 Shop Update including Corliss Medallion Quilt and Summer Needlework Basket
Huckaback is actually linen and hemp!
Daleen Wilson
SewGrateful on YouTube
@WILSON DALERTeen
#stitchingwithdaleen hosted by Becca @SamBrieStitches and Jen @jen.alee
Books mentioned:
Jane Austin's Wardrobe by Hilary Davidson
amazon.com/s?k=jane+austens+wardrobe&gad_source=1&hvadid=695412933784&hvdev=c&hvexpln=67&hvlocphy=9033267&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=296252087614432913--&hvqmt=e&hvrand=296252087614432913&hvtargid=kwd-2083359884137&hydadcr=7667_13469270&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_3b19q895b7_e_p67
Kentucky Quilts and Quitmakers by Linda LaPinta
amazon.com/Kentucky-Quilts-Quiltmakers-Centuries-Creativity/dp/0813198186/ref=asc_df_0813198186/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=692875362841&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11390690413382813341&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9033267&hvtargid=pla-2281435177338&psc=1&mcid=a3a01a5457e3383ea3b66918c75db692&hvocijid=11390690413382813341-0813198186-&hvexpln=73&gad_source=1
Floss Tube Thistle Threads where the Sampler Documentation Project is discussed.
youtube.com/watch?v=zcqn3oqdTAY
Quilt documentation project information can be found on the Quilt Index:
quiltindex.org
Free hexagon graph paper can be found
museprintables.com/c/paper/category/hexagon-graph
Contact me :
Instagram - @standleysusan
email - smsquilter@kadillack53146 Website - www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
All kits and products can be found on my website.
00:00 - 00:11 OPENING
00:12 - 02:28 PREPARING YOUR PAPERS
02:29 - 09:47 PREPARING YOUR FABRIC
09:48 - 17:25 BASTING THE FABRIC AROUND THE HEXAGON PAPER
17:26 - 19:43 REMOVING THE PAPERS
This is an addendum to the Hexagon Tutorial and a closer look. Based on
comments I am offering additional information and help for people starting out in their English Paper Piecing journey.
Please watch the "First Stitches - Corliss 1870 Introduction to English Paper Piecing Hexagon Tutorial" on this channel for additional information. youtu.be/KeutdvlX2GA
This video provides a closer look at the steps required to be successful in making an English Paper Pieced Hexagon flower when you are just starting out and it feels awkward in your hand!
Please visit my website shop
for the new acrylic template crafted for beginners to make you a success.
Please contact me with any questions. I am here to help.
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Website - www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
Email - smsquilter@comcast.net
Welcome and Opening 00:00 - 02:03
WIPS and possible starts 02:04 - 18:06
1840 Workbasket 18:31 - 22:05
Haul 23:29 - 32:32
Corliss Story May 1870 32:49 40:00
For More about the Story of Mary 1840, St. Louis can be found on the playlist on this channel
progress on Corliss Hexagons can be found on Instagram at #first_stitches
Participants mentioned today are Sara @Sara'sStitchySpot and Veronica @VeronicasReflections
Books mentioned today are:
"Nineteenth Century Blues" from American Quilt Study Group
"Layered Legacies" from the Museum of Southern Decorative Arts and the North Carolina Museum
Contact me -
Instagram: @standleysusan
email: smsquilter@comcast.net
Website: www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
00:00 - 1:02.56 OPENING
1:07.83 - 15:39.86 WIPS, Current Projects ... Cross Stitch and English Paper Piecing
15:40.26 - 25:09.06 HAUL
25:14.73 - 35:54 Next Chapter in the Corliss Story
35:55 Closing and Shop Update
Instagram @standleysusan
Web Site www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
Email smsquilter@comcast.net
Ann Ogilvie Sampler is being stitched on 24 count Rain Barrel by Legacy Linens using Fine du 'Abusson wool floss
Corliss Story Episodes can be found in my episodes #47, #48
Civil War Bride details can be found on Episode #481
"Sewn In America" can be found for purchase on the DAR Museum website.
0:00 - Introduction, Overview, Opening
02:42 - WIPS
15:47 - Haul
18:53 - Corliss and Her New Life in Louisville, Kentucky
45:31 - Secrets in the Stitches
49:20 - Shop Update and Next Episode
Welcome to my channel where we explore cross stitch, quilts, textiles, dyes sewing notions and methods from the past and how they all interrelate!!!
This year I am focusing on 1870 and the stitching journey of two fictional girls - Corliss and Pharaby from Kentucky.
WIPS discussed are:
"The Old Scot" by Hands Across the Sea Samplers
"Fruit Tree with Two Animals" by The Scarlet Letter
"Little Pear Tree" by Scattered Seed Samplings
Hexagon Frame block inspired by "Hexstravaganza" by Rachel Daisy
Wrappers and Tea Gowns from the Metropolitan Museum of Art can be further studied on the metmuseum.org website.
I can be contacted through
website - www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
Instagram - @standleysusan
Email - smsquilter@comcast.net
If this is your first time trying English Paper Piecing be kind to yourself. The tutorial is designed to make you a success. There are two sets in the kits so you can practice and see your progress from the first flower to the second. All kit fabrics are a "grab bag" of 19th century reproductions and rarely repeat. This technique is a gateway to a whole range of fun and beautiful hand-piecing!!!
In this tutorial you will learn two stitches:
Basting Stitch
Ladder Stitch
The steps include:
1 - Cut the fabric
2 - Pre-fold the fabric (This step gives you a level of precision just like Mary 1840 did with her first stitches stitching.)
3 - Baste the fabric
4 - Join the hexagons
5 - Press the flower
6 - Remove the papers
After viewing the steps, you will be able to construct a hexagon flower using the kit provided on my website or by using supplies you have on hand at home.
Go to www.susanstandleystitchintime.com to purchase a kit.
The kit includes:
*Papers and pre – cut fabrics to make two
Hexagon flowers (fabrics are a “grab bag”
And do not repeat. Each set contains
One center and six petals that may be the same
Fabric or a mix.)
*1 - #9 Milliner’s Needle
1 – Binding Clip’
Things to have on hand:
Glue stick
Thread
Scissors
Thimble
Hole Punch
Please take a look at the " Beginner Friendly Hexagon Video--- Closer Look" video for those who have never tried HEXAGON English Paper Piecing before, youtu.be/5Xr6AiOA_oo .
AND visit my website for the products needed to begin your journey.
Please share your progress on #first_stitchesEPP !!!!!
A wonderful blog that will enrich your knowledge of 19 c sewing is called "Two Threads Back". I highly recommend every post. twothreadsback.com
We also discuss my WIPS and while discussing "The Old Scot" I mention Sara who can be found on Instagram @janesays8. She has inspired many of the adaptations I am making to this sampler as I stitch it to honor my father.
Further study of Scottish Schoolgirl Samplers can be done through the open access copy of "Remember Now Thy Creator". It is available for download at
http://books.socantscot.org/digital-books/catalog/book/8
The featured quilt in this episode was inspired by Di Ford in the book “Primarily Quilts …2”. I have named mine "Strawberry Fizz with a Ginger Twist".
In this episode I also share the kits for trying English Paper Piecing for the first time to make two hexagon flowers. The tutorial will be available this week along with the kits. Sign up for my newsletter on my website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com to be the first to know about this and future announcements.
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For more a look at early hexagon quilts, visit
www.quiltstudy.orguk,mosaic.
I will also introduce another sewing method from the 19th Century and before that remains popular today --English Paper Piecing!
We will begin a new mini series called "Secrets in the Stitches" where we uncover information from an antique textile.
I hope you will join me!
Cherry bed curtain - https://abegg-stiftung.ch/en/bed-curtain/
Hexagon Quilts shown in this video from Colonial Williamsburg Abbey Aldric Museum Accession #200000 -131
In this episode we take a look at new Textile Interpreter's Collections and my new scissors!!!
Images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art can be accessed for further study at metmuseum.org/.
I can be reached at:
Website - www.susanstandleystitchin time.com
@standleysusan
Email - smsquilter@kadillack53146comcast.net
Newsletter sign ups are on on the website contact page under newsletter. Please consider signing up for the most current information!
All tutorials and informational videos for the Mary 1840 project can be found on this channel PLAYLIST under "Mary1840, St. Louis"
"Fruit Tree with Two Animals" stitch progress can be viewed on @ContentedNeedleworkerKim and @suzilou02 .
Further study of the Medlar Tree can be viewed on the following websites:
metmuseum.org/blogs/collection-insights/2008/medieval-garden-enclosed-medlar
homeorchardeducationcenter.org/arboretum-blog/medlar-delicious-ancient-amp-rotten
Featured Quilt
"Western Sun" is featured in Barbara Brackman's book "Butternut and Blue" and was originally stitched by Mary Strickler in the 1800's.
amazon.com/Butternut-Blue-Threads-Civil-War/dp/0972545719
Items mentioned:
*Gold Forged Scissors
*Nine Patch Sew-Along @reproquiltlover
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The first visit is with Sarah and Carrie, two attendees who are now friends. We met in passing at the event and connected over needle and thread! Our love of needlework, Jean Lea and the Attic came shining through as we found we are truly kindred spirits.
The second conversation is with Miss Jean Lea owner and founder of the magical place called Attic Needlework in Mesa, Arizona. Jean is deeply admired by the stitching community. Her inspiration and vision will encourage you in your own stitching journey as she shares her story.
I hope you feel the magic that happens at an Attic Needlework Event and know you are a part of it all too!
Come join me as we look at how to take your first stitches in linen for the final tutorial on the Mary 1840, St. Louis Doll Quilt experience.
In this video I will explore stitching in three different progressively smaller fabrics to get you to the point where you can stitch on a small scale!
Labels were cross stitched up until 1840 -1850 and Mary's is no exception
The Mary 1840 - St. Louis Doll Quilt Experience was designed for hand stitching but can certainly be accomplished by using a sewing machine.
If you have never applied a binding, I would encourage you to watch all three options before beginning.
PLEASE READ***
****NOTE**** If stitching through all the layers to attach the binding proves to be too difficult for you by hand, you can stitch through the binding and into the batting taking extra backstitches to insure that the binding strip is secure.
****NOTE**** If drawing with pencil lines is challenging in this 1840's method, try placing a rubber mat under your fabric (some people use sandpaper) to offer resistance or use a fabric chalk pencil.
Listed below are time stamps for key moments in the video so you can easily reference the material you need.
METHOD #1 -" Wrapping the Back Around to the Front to Create a Binding"
6:42 - Introduction
9:13 - Trimming the batting
11:26 - Marking cutting lines on the backing
13:49 - Trimming the back
16:00 - Folding the back to the front to create a binding and pin
19:06 - Folding the corners and pin
20:24 - Stitching down the back to the front to create the binding
22:59 - Stitching the corner
***NOTE*** You will not be using the binding fabric provided in the kit for this method!
METHOD #2 - "Single-Fold Rounded Corner Binding"
26:41 - Introduction
27:31 - Trimming the backing
29:00 - Preparing your binding strips
32:21 - Attaching the two binding pieces together to create one
37:04 - Drawing a sewing line on your binding strip
38:20 - Pinning the binding to the doll quilt
42:37 - Stitching down the binding strip to the doll quilt top including around the rounded corner
45:04 - Connecting the attached binding beginning tail to the attached binding end tail with a straight seam
49:43 - Pinning the binding down from front to back in preparation for stitching
50:00 - Pinning the curved corner down from front to back in preparation for stitching
51:00 - Stitching the binding strip onto the back
METHOD #3 "Single-Fold Binding with Mitered Corners"
54:00 Introduction
27:38 - Trimming the backing (From Method #2)
29:00 - Preparing your binding strips (from Method #2)
56:00 - Attaching your two binding pieces together with a mitered seam
59:00 - Drawing the binding sewing line onto the binding strip
1:00 - Pinning the binding to the doll quilt
1:01:39 - Pinning and mitering the corner
1:04 - Stitching the mitered corner
1:05 - Turning and stitching the mitered corner
1:08 - Connecting the attached beginning binding tail to the attached binding end with a mitered angle seam
1:12:50 Pinning the binding strip to the back of the quilt including mitering the corners
1:16:30 - Stitching down the binding strip to the back of the doll quilt including the mitered corners
PLEASE share your progress at #first_stitches
Contact me :
Instagram @standleysusan
Website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
email smsquilter@comcast.net
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email - smsquilter@comcast.net
website - www.susanstandleystitchintime.com
@plainstitchdeb on Instagram
"Mary 1840, St. Louis - A Doll Quilt Experience" Tutorials and Stitched Stories are all available on my channel playlist. Kits are available on my website. I hope you will consider joining the fun!
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Haptic and Hue" podcasts are available on www.hapticandhue.com/listen. The episode mentioned on this video is Series 5 #44 "The Language of Thread"
This tiny tool will become your friend over time and the benefits will definitely outweigh the initial awkward adjustment. Once you learn to use this tool, you will never want to be without it!
In this video, we will look at several options available on the market today.
Each type of thimble has pros and cons. A careful look will assist you in finding the one that is best for you!!!
Additional tutorials are listed on this channel's PLAYLIST.
Photos of progress by participants are available at #first_stitches.
Books mentioned :
"Wicked River" by Lee Sandlin
"When the Mississippi Ran Backwards" by Jay Feldman
Bring along your hand work and listen while we discover a little more about life at this time.
See Tutorials 1 - 3 for information on how to begin this project.
Post your progress on Instagram #first_stitches.
Questions can be directed to Susan Standley by email at smsquilter@comcast.net or on the contact section of the website www.susanstandleystitchintime.com .
Today we will have a Mary 1840, St. Louis Doll Quilt UPDATE,
take a look at September Sampler Soiree and HAUL, WIPS, FINISHES, a Workbasket UPDATE and CELEBRATE all things stitching.
Please contact me at:
email - smsquilter@comcast.net or
website - www.susanstandleystitchintime.com'
Please send your finished Mary 1840 block to my email to be entered into a drawing for a prize!
Please post your progress on Instagram #first_stitches
Au Ver a Soie thread used in quilting is discussed on Floss Tube #27 and 31.
The development of thread is discussed in episode #34 .
My palette for my small urn stitch uses Au Ver a soie- Soie d'alger
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The fabrics available in 1840 and subsequently the Mary 1840 kit will be reviewed as we embark on a journey that looks at the occupations of dressmaker, mantua-maker, seamstress, milliner and tailor. We will explore how fabric and fashion have shaped these occupations and influenced wmen's lives.
Please join me!
#first_stitches
Resources mentioned include:
"Small Endearments" by Snadi Fox
"Busks, Basques and Brush-Braid" by Pam Inder'
Books by Claudia Kidwell
Blogs by Barbara Brackman
Instagram dressing.history
Some of my othe You tube videos that provide additional information are found on my channel:
"Special Edition-Getting Chintzy"
"Special Edition- Spooky Stripes"


