Crazy Quilt backing
04-28-2011, 07:21 AM
#23
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Since you use a foundation for crazy quilt blocks, to avoid having my crazy quilt be so heavy when done (it is king-size), I used Bounty paper towel sheets (11 X 11 size) as the foundation backing; they stay in the quilt, and since Bounty is a very strudy towel, it goes through the wash without any issues...just an option for you. I did have my quilt quilted by a long-arm quilter with light batting rather than tying, but I didn't add dimensional embellishments, just decorative stitching over all the seams. The quilt I am talking about is my avatar.
04-28-2011, 08:26 AM
#24
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I did this one in a class last year. It's quilt-as-you-go method. Each block is sewn and includes the batting and backing. Then the blocks are joined together with narrow sashing to butt the blocks together. Borders are keyhole strips, each one sewn onto a strip of batting and backing then joined to the quilt the same way the blocks were joined together.
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04-28-2011, 09:20 AM
#25
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I have been crazy quilting for 15 years, and never use batting and usually just tie the front to the back. My Christmas stockings have batting in them to make them "puffy"...but if you look at my site, most of my stuff is deco items, rarely would I make a whole bed quilt. It's almost a misnomer to call it Crazy Quilting, because we don't always make quilts!!!! But it's true, there is no right or wrong way, and it's also true...it's addicting!!! I also call it my therapy!!!!!!!!!!!!
04-28-2011, 12:45 PM
#28
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I did a crazy quilt last year (sorry no pic). Muslin was used as for a base and I used all the fancy stitches from my Viking SE to embellish the top. The back was sewn to top with right sides together sewing all around edges, leaving space to turn right side out and stitched closed. No tacking/tying. It was one of my favorite quilts to make, because I was more focused on creativity and less on matching seams up. Loved it.
04-28-2011, 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by RUTH ANN MUNDY
WARNING - - CRAZY QUILTING CAN BE ADDITIVE
I STITCHED ON FOUNDATION BLOCKS AND USED BLACK AROUND EACH BLOCK ONCE THE TOP WAS ALL PUT TOGETHER IT WAS QUIT HEAVY WITHOUT ADDING A BATTING. I PUT A COTTON BACK ( DARK RED WITH BIG BLACK ROSES AND VINES) I DID SOME STITCHING WITH INVESIBLE THREAD AND IT LOOKED NICE. NANCY KIRK APPRAISED IT AT $3500-$4000 SO I WAS HAPPY
I STITCHED ON FOUNDATION BLOCKS AND USED BLACK AROUND EACH BLOCK ONCE THE TOP WAS ALL PUT TOGETHER IT WAS QUIT HEAVY WITHOUT ADDING A BATTING. I PUT A COTTON BACK ( DARK RED WITH BIG BLACK ROSES AND VINES) I DID SOME STITCHING WITH INVESIBLE THREAD AND IT LOOKED NICE. NANCY KIRK APPRAISED IT AT $3500-$4000 SO I WAS HAPPY
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