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Wow that is nice. I didnt know you could put charms,beads,& embroidery on it.

Love them all - especially the pansy angel. My sis has a guest pansy bathroom - hand-painted border, cross stitched switchplate, pictures, crocheted doily on a table, etc, but no crazy quilt - gives me an idea for a small scale birthday gift - I could frame it. Thanks for sharing your work.

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Originally Posted by valinwa

Beautiful!! I love crazy quilting one of the main reasons I wanted to start quilting. I have been collecting a stash of fancy fabrics, and I bead so have lots to embellish with. But as with most of my projects, there's always someone else I make for first, so "my" crazy quilt will have to wait... but that's ok, gives me more time to build that stash. I have velvets, brocades, satins, silks, laces, ... can't wait. And I have been practicing my ribbon embroidery, love making little roses.... oh, it just makes me so excited just thinking about it!!! I just LOVE your pix and will check out your flicker site. Thanks so much for sharing!

I agree, love your work and I too have been collecting a stash. I have a miniature magazine somewhere in my room that has a paper piecing page for a small crazy patch quilt about the size or a bit bigger than your postcard. I was just thinking about that the other night and wondered where I had put it and now you have posted crazy patch and I really want to do it now!! Wish me luck in finding it!

Did you stain or paint your angel in the pansy patch? Looks good!!

Yes, I too have a huge stash of fabrics...not just fancies. When I took a class for Judith Baker Montano, I learned the value of crazy quilts with cottens also!!!!

minitures may be i could do that

The pansy is from Vintage Vogues blog site:
http://www.nostalgicneedleart.blogspot.com/
you can right click and copy. then I printed it on fabric coated paper to go through the printer. Then I crazy quilted around it...she has a whole collection on her blog site...Have fun!

Do you embellish the block before or after you add the batting? I figured you would not want all the stitches showing on the backing. I'll do a search and checkout all the ways it could be done. Your's is so beautiful, I wanted to know how you do it! Thanks.

First cq always use a foundation piece to lay the fabric on...then we do all the emblishing from stitches to beads, buttons, etc. Batting is rarely used at all, depends on the project. Once the item is done, it is backed with usually a solid piece of fabric which then hides all the backside stitches. When I make Christmas stockings, I will use batting to give them a puffy look, then I will add the lining afterwards to hide the backside.
Does this make sense?