Crazy quilts patterns

Quilting inspiration and tutorials; dimensional wool and cotton applique; stories of quilts; applique patterns

Join me, as I make a crazy quilt block - step by step photos showing how to foundation piece your crazy quilt with flip and stitch

Quilting inspiration and tutorials; dimensional wool and cotton applique; stories of quilts; applique patterns

Deconstructed crazy quilting! Learn all about this fun technique in this how-to video http://www.nationalquilterscircle.com/video/deconstructed-crazy-quilt-technique/?utm_source=pinterest&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=A219 #LetsQuilt

We have begun our ambitious crazy quilting class with seven lovely and talented ladies. As we mentioned in a previous post, Crazy Quilting—Start to Finish, we have created a six-month crazy quilting class that teaches our students how to piece their blocks, stitch and embellish them, and finally put them together in the format of their choice. Taking photos of the class models for reference All our ladies had been eagerly awaiting this class and were ready to get started. Each student was…

Sew So Crazy!©: Why I love crazy quilting.........................

Want to learn a fun, easy trick that makes quilting a little faster, easier and more fun? Learn the stack and whack technique for quick cuts.

I've taken a lot of pictures of vintage Crazy Quilts, but not very many modern day interpretations. I was especially happy to see 2 contemporary CQ versions at the Arizona Quilters Guild show. All Creatures Large and Small by Gerlinde Hruzek won First Place in the "Other" category. This artist used so many mediums in the making of her quilt: Needlepoint, embroidery, applique, crochet and ribbon work to name a few. The far away picture just does not give justice to how wonderful this quilt…

Welcome to the second installment of Embroidery School! Are you ready to go crazy? I hope so because we're going to work through some incredibly beautiful stitches used along fabric seams in crazy quilts. If you haven't worked the lessons from the original Embroidery School series, you can still do this one. All the stitches are explained, the "old" ones and the "new" ones. Here are some links to other useful lessons: Transferring the design to fabric Knotting and not knotting your thread…