CRAZY Quilt Trouble
12-28-2010, 08:08 AM
#21
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Good luck. My first quilt was a crazy quilt and it was fun. Sewing the pieces to the foundation squares was the most tedious for me as I could not wait to do the embellishment. There is great help online.
12-28-2010, 09:49 AM
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i teach a class on crazy quilting. the biggest problem for some people is to just pick a strip of 'any' color and start sewing to the foundation. last time i let everyone pick all the strips for their block, put them in a paper bag and then give it to the person next to them. you would have thought i'd asked them to cut off their dominant arm!!! At least they wern't obsessing over colors any more. I love crazy quilts b/c you don't have to cut out, match, etc..... just pick a strip & sew and b/4 you know it you have enough blocks to make a quilt. i don't 'do' coordinating well - it's a chore for me. plus - all my family ever did was strip pieced quilts. maybe it's inherited. 'ya think??
12-28-2010, 12:35 PM
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I started one once and apparently hit the same roadblocks you hit. At that time I didn't understand scrappy. Now I think I could make one, but the key is not to get too picky about putting together fabrics that "match". Just throw one next to another and guess what, when it's done they all look good together.
12-28-2010, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by marymm
Judith Baker Montano is one of the stars of real crazy quilting and her books--probably in your library--have excellent directions on piecing a block. There are several tutorials online, might just Google "How to make crazy quilt block." I usually start with the muslin foundation and a five-sided center piece. I like to work with the fancy fabrics and embellishments, but you can use cottons and forget the lace and other embellishments. Here is one good instruction site.--- http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art23942.asp
12-28-2010, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by leonajo
I am confused? I went to the web site to see how to make the block. But when u add all the embellishments, how does the quilt get quilted? can long arms get thru all that extra embellishments? ei ribbon , beads and such? Can u please explain a little more?
12-28-2010, 04:22 PM
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I am working on a crazy quilt right now. It won't be embellished. Just small pieces. Instead of muslin as a foundation, I am using used dryer sheets. I love to recycle things in craft work. I will try to get a picture but I have not tried that yet.
12-28-2010, 04:34 PM
#30
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I took the pictures now I will try to attach them
my crazy quilt with 6 inch blocks
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one block not attached yet
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This is the back
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