Crazy blocks
12-08-2009, 10:34 AM
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Have never cared for crumb blocks and if I'm going to do them they're going to have to look good. Your blocks are the only ones I've seen that LOOK GOOD! Your idea of embellishing them is even better. Let the creative juices flow and do what you love! They'll come out great and they look GREAT so far!!! :D :thumbup: :thumbup:
12-08-2009, 10:43 AM
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Check out the Half Price Bookstore if you have one near you. I buy and sell books there all the time, one of my favorite places to visit here in Des Moines! They usually have a nice sewing/quilting/craft selection of books.
12-08-2009, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by dakotamaid
Check out the Half Price Bookstore if you have one near you. I buy and sell books there all the time, one of my favorite places to visit here in Des Moines! They usually have a nice sewing/quilting/craft selection of books.
12-12-2009, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by k3n
Hi, I always wanted to make a Victorian style crazy quilt and today I played with some blocks using Rhonda's 'Confusion' method. It works like the 'crumb' method (tute here on the board) but you make sections and join them together rather than individual pieces. I now plan to embellish them with hand embroidery, silk ribbon, beads and so on. I used lots of different fabrics, silk, velvets as well as cotton. I stabilised the flimsier ones with lightweight Vilene (iron on interfacing, think it's called Pellon in the US). I plan to make more as time goes on but wanted to show you all the beginnings! I'll post pics as embellishments are added. Thanks for looking. :-D
I had purchased some 1/6 yards? of this metallic looking fabric that was quite stretchy. Originally thought I was going to make ornaments with it, and I still might, BUT...since i have a small plastic container full of satins, I have decided to use this method to make a tree skirt.
I have so many things to do, I am not sure it will get made for this year's use, but I am so excited now.
So many of the satins are solids, but they are beautiful.
The metallics I just bought are iridescent and gorgeous. I have quite a bit of the iron on Pellon, although I am not sure what iron setting to use...certainly not cotton on something man-made:shock: I'm sure it would melt.
I want to embellish mine to, that is why it will probably go into use, next year. Too little time, but I can do a block here and there and by next Christmas...ta da! and I will always associate it with you and Rhonda...you'll be attachments, lol :lol:
12-12-2009, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
That sounds like a great idea Mousie! I'm sure K and Rhonda are pretty good attachments!
:lol: I seem to be pretty attached to them, too...and to you, and to Amma, Ducky Cutie...on and on. Funny thing is, the more pieces of my heart I give away, it never gets smaller :mrgreen:
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