Originally Posted by ckcowl
the key to proper crazy quilt is to start with a piece of fabric with 5 sides instead of 4...then start piecing around this piece, placing the first piece a little bit off center. other than that guideline there are no real rules to crazy quilting...every seam embellished. there are some excellent crazy quilt embroidery stitches books, embellishment books, and of course the 'crazy quilt society'
a good place to start looking at free information/patterns, workshops is : victoriana quilts owned by benita skinner. she has alot of free content and shows how to do alot of fun crazy quilting projects.
You don't have to start in the middle. You can also start your block in one corner. There are probably a dozen different ways to start a block.