Originally Posted by
lynnegreen
Am I seeing your quilt blocks correctly: each block is a solid piece of gingham which has been embroidered on to produce the pattern?
You have changed my thoughts on gingham-from the dark side back to the light side...when seeing or hearing that word I usually relate it to the awful pleated skirts we had to make, in gingham, in 7th grade Home Ec (mine was orange). You have successfully pushed that picture of gingham to the back of my brain. Your quilt is really quite wonderful!
It is a solid block of gingham fabric. But, it isn't embrodiery. It is needlework called Chicken Scratch. It is just stitches on the outside of the blocks that look like they outline the little blocks and like stars inside some of the blocks that form a design. It is very easy to do and makes the block look like lace around it.