I was thinking about making a crazy quilt but I can't decide if I want to just sew it and go or paper piece it. How do you do yours?
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Originally Posted by MamaQuilter
I was thinking about making a crazy quilt but I can't decide if I want to just sew it and go or paper piece it. How do you do yours?
Of course, there's no quilt police ... do what works best for you! |
Ditto.
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you can do both if you want. just get a piece of paper and sew fabric to it like you would with pping but without the lines on the back side. and there you go randomness in a ordered block. hehe.
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Absolutely
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I just cut all my foundation blocks the same size - and then - started pulling fabric out of my scrap bin. Making sure I ended up covering the entire foundation -
Then I trimmed to size - embroidered all the seams and VOILA! It was fun and fast. I think the best part was - I didn't have to think about evenness, or matching points etc.... |
I use "used" dryer sheets for my foundation. Then I don't remove them. It's part of the quilt:)
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I'm a crazy quilter and think part of the beauty is the randomness. If you do a search online you'll find lots of tutorials. I use muslin for the foundation. That being said, there really are no rules. So, if you like the paper-piecing, no problem. (PS..They are great books on the subject, probably at your local library...)
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Crazy Quilts are fun and relaxing. There are so many ways to create a block...try out different methods and see what you prefer. They will all work together in the end.
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I have bought the deli type paper from costco and used that as the base for crazy squares. I haven't done enough to put them together in a quilt yet, but it's fun to sit and rip out a few rectangular squares every now and then. The paper is really cheap and it also works well to cover stuff in the nuke!
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