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04-13-2016, 08:55 AM

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quilting cat

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Originally Posted by Prism99

I guess I don't understand why you would want to paper piece crazy quilt blocks. I think it would be much easier to either just sew scraps of fabric together, then embellish, or foundation piece onto thin muslin and then embellish. Why paper piece?

My first thoughts, exactly!
Originally, crazy quilts (1890's) were not quilted except along the edges of the blocks to hold the backing in place. I think most were made without any filler except the foundation fabric.

04-13-2016, 03:11 PM

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maviskw

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We had to make a crazy quilt block for our block challenge this year. I put the fancy stitches on (by machine) before I put it into the quilt. A friend made her quilt first, then put in the fancy stitching. I wish I had waited. Hers was great and the stitches were showing on the back of the quilt.