What is the difference?
#5
This is pretty much it. Crazy quilt originally would have been embellished in the older days, but not necessarily now. The crumb quilt pieces can be any shape but are really small, like snippets or such. It is all a design choice.
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I think of a crumb quilt as just the material pieces connected together. A crazy quilt is using the shape of the scrap and adding fancy stitching around the edges. Often the quilt includes velvet in some patches. I have one my Gma made that even has some of my Aunt's chilhood hair ribbons and field day ribbons included.
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I think the difference is embellishment. Crazy quilts are embellished along the seams and often on some of the patches. Embroidery floss ribbons and lace are commonly used. Also the antique crazy quilts often used luxurious fabrics such as silks, satins, velvets and brocades.
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I thought crumb quilts were made with quilt squares using all those little clippings and cuttings you have leftover after rotary cutting. Then you sew those together to make a block. It's kind of "crazy"! I could be wrong though...it wouldn't be the first time! Someone posted a beautiful blue and red one recently.
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