CRAZY Quilt Trouble
#14
I have a bin of crumb quilt squares I made for a bedspread - these were the first quilt blocks I've ever made. I've only recently begun making dnp and while they're nice, it's MUCH easier to make crumb blocks!! No measuring, no fussing - and FUN! :D
#15
Judith Baker Montano is one of the stars of real crazy quilting and her books--probably in your library--have excellent directions on piecing a block. There are several tutorials online, might just Google "How to make crazy quilt block." I usually start with the muslin foundation and a five-sided center piece. I like to work with the fancy fabrics and embellishments, but you can use cottons and forget the lace and other embellishments. Here is one good instruction site.--- http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art23942.asp
#16
Originally Posted by mommamac
I would make a foundation square out of muslin & start sewing scraps on until this square is covered.
I started this awhile ago and need to get back to it.
Have fun, enjoy the art!
#17
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my (cyber)friend, Nicki lee has a blog, she does the most amazing CQ'ing..i have couple of her needle holders..maybe you can check her blog out, i think she does "classes" or "tutorials" ..
http://www.cqnickilee.blogspot.com/
http://www.cqnickilee.blogspot.com/
#18
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Am a fan of all the "crazy" authors. My EQ7 has many foundation designs for the crazyquilt blocks. In '90 I took a class on "crumb quilting", so much fun. We started with a triangle and made that into a basket.
#19
If you are a machine quilter use your decorative stitches to connect the patch pieces after you fuse them to lightweight interface. Cut your fusible interface larger than the size needed and slightly overlap the pieced to cover all the interfacing, fuse down then embroder over seam connections. Trim to size and continue like a regular quilt with block to block or sashing.
Moosegirl
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#20
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I keep strips and scraps by my machine,when I need some mindless thing to do,make crumb or crazy blocks,love to embelishe by hand with fancy embroidery. Next I am going to do one with the fancy stitches and colorful threads on my machine.
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