A hand-embroidered take on a traditional quilt block, stitched with a thousand-year old stitch. Wool on linen, 5x5 inches, ready to frame, hang on the wall, or use as a table centerpiece.

The Windblown Square was first recorded in 1933 by Nancy Cabot in the Chicago Tribune, with quilt examples as far back as 1778. It’s traditionally pieced from half-square triangles, cleverly joined together to create larger diamonds and triangles.

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.