In days of yore, when the crazy quilts were made, they were made as one big continuous fabric. None of these individual blocks that are made now, for our convenience!

Oh how I wish I had the ones that belonged to my husband's Grandmother now ... they became cow blankets first, then later the dog's bed! *gasp* <<shudder>>

Is the main difference that crazy quilt blocks are foundation pieced, while crumb quilt blocks are not?

Thanks,

I must say I really enjoyed looking at all the tuts and links to crumbs. Iam working on a crazy quilt right now which kinda resembles, and I am using re used dryer sheets as a foundation. I do wash out the remaining product, dry and press them before using. They work great and add stability without a lot of weight. All the fabrics I am using are silky, satiny and slippery so the foundation helps.:)

In researching crazy quilts before I began sewing mine, I did find some that were done in squares and even some with "cigar silks" and advertising included. Fascinating and a lot of them are in museums now. Sorry about the abuse use!:)

Thanks so much for the great tute.

ROFL!!!!!

www.quiltville.com is a great site, and has a Crumbs section~

I think the main difference is that crazy quilts give quilters the opportunity to show off their beautiful stitching skills and add a lot of pretty embelleshments. They are awesome quilts. A crumb quilt can be foundation pieced, or not. It's personal preference or what you want for a particular quilt.

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Here are a couple links you might find helpful http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/2414
Here is picture of a beautiful crazy quilt someone posted http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-113115-1.htm

Thankyou, Izy. I think I must be a crumb/string & crazy quilter at heart. Love your quilt & yes: I DO have crumbs to play with.

Betsey

I have been making these for several years--didn't realize they had a name. I called them "crazy quilt blocks" Where have I been--sleeping I guess.