A hand-embroidered take on a traditional quilt block, stitched with a thousand-year old stitch. Wool on linen, 8x8.5 inches, ready to frame, hang on the wall, or use as a table centerpiece.

Log cabin quilt blocks were popular during the American Civil War, perhaps as a way to honor Abraham Lincoln, and were a perfect way to use up small strips of fabric. By coordinating light and dark fabrics, quilters can create shadow effects and larger patterns in the entire quilt.

The Bayeux stitch is a couching stitch usually done in wool, and is the main stitch used in the Bayeux Tapestry (not actually a tapestry!). It’s a giant 230 foot-long embroidery that dates back to 11th century in England, made to commemorate the Norman Conquest in 1066.

By using a stitch technique that’s over nine centuries old and combining it with more “modern” but still centuries-old quilting designs, these pieces create an interesting conversation of inherited skills and stories.