Crazy blocks
12-07-2009, 07:34 AM
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Hi crazy patch is my specialty and your are off to a good start. The best part is the embellishments. I can recommend several books for ideas, this is the place where more is better. Moosegirl
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12-07-2009, 07:59 AM
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Moosegirl those are beautiful! I have a couple of books - Judith Baker Montano and a French one on silk ribbon. I've been the last few evenings working on only one of the 6" blocks so yes - more is MORE! :-D
12-07-2009, 08:35 AM
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Moose girl - just came back for a closer look - I was in a rush before as I had to get the kids off the bus! I downloaded your pics so I could have a REALLY good look; :-D
The first one is with ties right? I like the kind of simple craziness of it, if you know what I mean - that you embellished the seaams with the same stitch. I think the holiday one is beautiful! I like the 'crazy' stocking and all the lace. How are you going to join the blocks together? I've been thinking about this and wondering if it would be nice to put a really skinny sashing, like a 1/4" then quilt through that with a zigzag or herringbone. I know crazy quilts weren't quilted traditionally but I thought this might work if I use a really stable batting as my blocks are only 6" square? What do you think? Of course, I'm probably years away from THAT stage, the time it's taking to embellish one block! Fun though! I made a fish last night out of chain stitch - didn't plan to, it just evolved! :-D I love your dragonfly on the third one BTW - might have to copy! ;-)
The first one is with ties right? I like the kind of simple craziness of it, if you know what I mean - that you embellished the seaams with the same stitch. I think the holiday one is beautiful! I like the 'crazy' stocking and all the lace. How are you going to join the blocks together? I've been thinking about this and wondering if it would be nice to put a really skinny sashing, like a 1/4" then quilt through that with a zigzag or herringbone. I know crazy quilts weren't quilted traditionally but I thought this might work if I use a really stable batting as my blocks are only 6" square? What do you think? Of course, I'm probably years away from THAT stage, the time it's taking to embellish one block! Fun though! I made a fish last night out of chain stitch - didn't plan to, it just evolved! :-D I love your dragonfly on the third one BTW - might have to copy! ;-)
12-07-2009, 04:36 PM
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Wow...those are gorgeous crazy blocks! The blue one with the ties is really cool...its crazy..but then again its symetrical. Hmmm...boggles this mind!
You've done a great job with those. Kathyrn...I know yours are coming along just great. All the crazy quilts were traditionally tied weren't they?? I don't know why you couldn't do a small sashing though..well, you can, afterall, its your quilt :wink:
You've done a great job with those. Kathyrn...I know yours are coming along just great. All the crazy quilts were traditionally tied weren't they?? I don't know why you couldn't do a small sashing though..well, you can, afterall, its your quilt :wink:
12-07-2009, 05:28 PM
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I'm waiting K to see what you end up doing with your confusion blocks!! I love the embroidery in crazy quilts. I collect all the info I can on differant kind of stitches so I can use lots of differant ones when I do add the embroidery.
Are you going to do the embroidery on the machine or by hand? I have never added embellishments so I think that would be fun to do.
Are you going to do the embroidery on the machine or by hand? I have never added embellishments so I think that would be fun to do.
12-07-2009, 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Rhonda
I'm waiting K to see what you end up doing with your confusion blocks!! I love the embroidery in crazy quilts. I collect all the info I can on differant kind of stitches so I can use lots of differant ones when I do add the embroidery.
Are you going to do the embroidery on the machine or by hand? I have never added embellishments so I think that would be fun to do.
Are you going to do the embroidery on the machine or by hand? I have never added embellishments so I think that would be fun to do.
12-08-2009, 05:28 AM
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If you like this kind of quilt technique, I use the books listed below as great investments and lots of variety. "Treasury of Crazy Quilt Stitiches"by Carole Samples, "Motifs for Crazy Quilters" by J. Marsha Michler, " Crazy Quilt Stitches" by Dorothy Bond and "Quilt Savvy Embroidery Stitches" by Joan Waldman Moosegirl
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