3incollege

I think it is great idea! your not bored, you just what something different to work on.

miriam

I would love to see what you come up with. I'm thinking I had a quilt made that way when I was a kid. I do not remember any blocks - it was simply pieced every what way on the machine all over the quilt. The quilt is long gone. I used to look at it for hours trying to figure out how it had been done. Mine was tied.

Krystyna

Dot, I think that's a great idea! I'd use muslin to piece the top in the traditional fashion and then add batting and backing and finish by tying. Take a look at the May Doll Quilt Swap ... we did crazy minis and they were wonderful.

Jackie Spencer

Thats how I made my CQ. I started out with 18 inch squares of muslin as my foundation block, and used lots of different fabrics. I didnt flip and sew tho, I stood at my ironing board and pinned all my fabrics on, layering and turning under seam allowances, and adding lace to some seams. Then I use an applique stitch to sew them down. I dont get in a hurry, just enjoy the process. I love hand work!!

oleganny

As I remember, this is sort of how my grandmother made crazy quilts, except her patches were not necessarily square or symmetrical - they could be any shape. I do remember that sometimes she would just applique a patch to the quilt to cover raw edges - these were always made on a foundation fabric, & they were beautiful. Her jhandwork ws exceptional - I just wish I had one of these quilts, but my aunt got them & no one knows what happened to them. I am lucky enough though, to have several quilts my mother made & they are beautiful too - just not crazy quilts.\

Shirley in Indiana

luana

This quilt was done with the same idea, only using small pieces of fabric to make 6 inch squares.
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Caswews

Go for it ! Have fun while doing it .. and post a picture !

ghostrider

I don't think you're crazy at all. In fact I much prefer the look of CQs without any identifiable regular layout. Much more like the original ones were made.

Make 'fabric' of random shapes using whatever method you prefer (I don't use foundation) to any size that feels comfortable, then start combining them as if they were a single piece of fabric, trimming as necessary. You have to truly 'think outside the block', but the results are well worth it. The only thing that needs watching is how the seams meet when joining sections...looks best if they don't actually. Have fun!

Latrinka

Go for it, sounds great!

maviskw

My very first quilt was done like this. I had all this fabric left from making clothes for myself and my eight kids, plus stuff from my sisters' sewing. I thought about it for months, while milking cows, washing clothes, kneading bread, etc. Finally I got started just adding fabric to fabric of any shape. I took each seam to the sewing machine and put a line of decorative stitching over it in black. Well, it didn't take long before I realized I had an "elephant". Then I started putting a few pieces together and adding that; all with the decorative stitching on each seam. A few times I found I had created a "bubble". What to do? I took my scissors and sliced the bubble down the middle, lapped it over and had another seam to which to add the decorative stitch. My son and his wife used that quilt to death and asked for another. Now I make these crazy things in squares and put them together with sashing. Think Freedom Quilt.