How do I proceed from this point with this crazy thing?
02-05-2015, 06:34 AM
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I love your blocks - and I love crazy quilts. My sister bought an unfinished one for a dollar, cut it in quarters, bound it and gave me a quarter of it as a wall hanging. It does not hang evenly and I doubt if it is square - I don't really know what to do about that though. My chunk seems to be all silk but never got all of the embroidery work done. I keep thinking I should do some on it and maybe some day I'll ad some buttons and lace to it, too. Don't believe for a minute sashing should go on a crazy quilt - it distracts from the crazy - if your blocks are too much alike, shift them a quarter turn rather than sash them. The embroidery will serve somewhat as sashing anyway. If you want to add to your crazy quilt do something crazy like make a few blocks out of old silk neck ties to slip in randomly. You may also find some thing at a thrift store in silk that would lend itself to your quilt. It IS a crazy quilt so let your imagination roll.
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Not a argument just a difference in opinion, I like them with and w/out sashing. No embelishments but the quilting is heavy in this one. To the OP I Like yours as well.
02-05-2015, 08:16 AM
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Thanks everyone for some good advice and comments!
I do not intend to wash it and will probably rotate squares (and separate some) to avoid putting similar ones beside each other…that will come later. I WAS able to make another square and then found some fabric behind furniture that I KNEW I had more of. So if I need to revise some or switch out one or two, I can do that. At 6x8 squares it may just cover the top on a queen sized bed with no overhang. We are hoping to get our guest room back this spring/summer and put a double bed in it. This quilt will be perfect and won't get used a lot. I also didn't really want to buy more fabric so there will be no sashing or borders. Still I have a lot of little bitty pieces left over - will have to think about how to use it somewhere. I will definitely embroider before layering, then, and maybe after the squares are joined so that I could embroider across the seams. We'll see.
Any idea where I can get wool batting? I have not checked any fabric stores around here yet. Any good brands or weight you might suggest?
I have lots of old buttons - I had totally forgotten about that as a way to tie the layers. AND I have lace that was made by my great grandmother, if it is not too wide. Been saving it for SOMETHING! My two girls are not very girly so they have never been interested in it.
I like using muslin for the backer and yes I had also forgotten that silk would be cold AND slippery!
I'll be sure to post this after the embroidery gets going.
FYI, I think the remaining large piece will do for binding - the floral with the bronze background - I think I have well over a yard at 60 inches. Gosh I was lucky!
I do not intend to wash it and will probably rotate squares (and separate some) to avoid putting similar ones beside each other…that will come later. I WAS able to make another square and then found some fabric behind furniture that I KNEW I had more of. So if I need to revise some or switch out one or two, I can do that. At 6x8 squares it may just cover the top on a queen sized bed with no overhang. We are hoping to get our guest room back this spring/summer and put a double bed in it. This quilt will be perfect and won't get used a lot. I also didn't really want to buy more fabric so there will be no sashing or borders. Still I have a lot of little bitty pieces left over - will have to think about how to use it somewhere. I will definitely embroider before layering, then, and maybe after the squares are joined so that I could embroider across the seams. We'll see.
Any idea where I can get wool batting? I have not checked any fabric stores around here yet. Any good brands or weight you might suggest?
I have lots of old buttons - I had totally forgotten about that as a way to tie the layers. AND I have lace that was made by my great grandmother, if it is not too wide. Been saving it for SOMETHING! My two girls are not very girly so they have never been interested in it.
I like using muslin for the backer and yes I had also forgotten that silk would be cold AND slippery!
I'll be sure to post this after the embroidery gets going.
FYI, I think the remaining large piece will do for binding - the floral with the bronze background - I think I have well over a yard at 60 inches. Gosh I was lucky!
02-05-2015, 10:05 AM
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I agree with the others - embroider first. I would use a sashing, thin and maybe in an almond or warm cream color. I would do a decorative quilting stitch in the sashing with a matching thread. I think this would set off the fabrics in the blocks, enhancing them without distracting from them. Also a very neutral cotton for the backing. Might use just a slightly darker bobbin thread for the quilting just to give a bit more interest. Then you could decide what additional quilting is necessary. I might limit it to a smallish motif in the center of each block. This quilt is probably not going to get 'hard' use, so it shouldn't require heavy quilting.
02-05-2015, 02:03 PM
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If you end up with not enough squares to make another row, use the left-overs and make a pillow cover. It's sort of like a table runner, but you put over your pillows when you make the bed and that way you don't have to make the quilt long enough to go over the pillows. And, you can use it on the foot of the bed for an extra layer of warmth.
02-06-2015, 05:04 AM
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If you end up with not enough squares to make another row, use the left-overs and make a pillow cover. It's sort of like a table runner, but you put over your pillows when you make the bed and that way you don't have to make the quilt long enough to go over the pillows. And, you can use it on the foot of the bed for an extra layer of warmth.
02-06-2015, 08:56 AM
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Just in case you would be interested ... there is a Facebook group called Joyful Embellishment - Valerie Bothell is the leader. She is doing embroidery stitches - one stitch per month and many variations on the theme. Last month was Feather Stitch and this month is Herringbone. Some beautiful work being done. Stitch pictures on Pinterest too.
02-06-2015, 12:29 PM
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Just in case you would be interested ... there is a Facebook group called Joyful Embellishment - Valerie Bothell is the leader. She is doing embroidery stitches - one stitch per month and many variations on the theme. Last month was Feather Stitch and this month is Herringbone. Some beautiful work being done. Stitch pictures on Pinterest too.
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