Cathy K of Crazy by Design lets us look over her shoulder as she contributes to a steampunk round-robin crazy-quilt block. I love the combo of hardware and black lace. Go look at the close-up photos while I raid my … Read More...
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Pansy Crazy Quilting eye candy
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses added her awesome stitchery to this luscious pansy CQ block that is circulating in a round robin. Her contributions included the large ribbon pansy and a cluster of silk-ribbon violas (upper left). See more on … Read More...
Crazy Quilt Easter egg
Jane from Crazy Once Again made this gorgeous Easter egg starting with a crazy quilt block. Her muse – Victorian panoramic eggs and the promise of Spring. Visit her post Easter CQ and Memories where she recalls she and her … Read More...
Round robin shares Crazy Quilting techniques
Ingeborg of Ingebord Loves Flowers blog lets us feast our eyes on all the details of an exquisite round-robin crazy-quilting project. My favorite seam treatment is the vine shown here with silk-ribbon leaves, sequin flowers, and pearl buds. But another … Read More...
History: Crazy quilt closeup
This quilt is part of an ethnographic field collection of 410 photographs available to view at the U.S. Library of Congress. Selections are from the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project and the “All American Quilt Contest”. Go here to…
Travel: Crazy Quilt Society Retreat
Check out Lisa Caryl’s Fantasea Reef wallhanging from The Crazy Quilt Society retreat page. If you can make it to Omaha, Nebraska USA this July this is one class you will want to sign up for at once.…
How to Make Crazy Quilt inchies
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses blog created a delicious bit of crazy quilting and then (talk about crazy!) cut it up! As she embellishes the 1″ x 1″ pieces and finishes their edges with blanket stitch, she’s winding up with … Read More...
Etsy finds: Crazy quilting
Loving these Crazy quilt finds from Etsy, have you made crazy quilts before? layers of fabric and stitches create these collage of designs.
Crazy quilts were popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They were made out of irregularly … Read More...
Crazy Quilters Bling
Are you a crazy quilter who often gets asked to make things for family and friends? but find it hard to say no or to explain just how much detail, time and effort goes into each piece. Then this might … Read More...
Crazy Quilted Fan Ornament Tutorial
Turn your fabulous fabric scraps and a few embellishments into beautiful crazy quilted ornaments.
Sandie of Delightfully Crazy blog offers a really nice step-by-step tutorial here.
Editor’s note 4/27/2014: This tutorial in no longer available; the blog owner set … Read More...
Tutorial: Crazy-quilted journal cover
Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) shares the pattern and central design for a crazy-quilted journal cover, and she explains the process step by step. Her next tutorial will introduce seam treatments and explain how to finish the journal cover. What a great … Read More...
Make a crazy-quilted pen
Pat Winter created a crazy-quilted insert for one of Kreinik Threads’ Make-a-Pens. The project is featured in the Spring 2012 issue of Pat’s subscription e-zine, Crazy Quilt Gatherings. And Kreinik liked it so much, they featured it on their blog! … Read More...
A crazy-quilted landscape
Shari J of Colorado took a totally original direction with this block for the CQ Journal Project 2012. Instead of piecing a seemingly random block, she created a landscape and developed it dimensionally with stitches and seam treatments. Go … Read More...
Eye candy: Crazy-quilting
The supply of eye candy never ends at the blog of the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012. See participants’ blocks–such as this lovely example by Shari J of Colorado–as they’re completed. I’m definitely bookmarking this blog! Go there now.… Read More...
Eye candy: Crazy-quilting
Pat Winter of Gatherings shares images of some of the many crazy-quilt projects she has completed over the years. And she encourages us to participate in Crazy Quilts Are Quilts, Too! sponsored by Thearica of Pigtales and Quilts. Find out … Read More...
Crazy-quilting for the win!
Nicki of Nicki Lee’s RavioLee Dreams was the host for a recent crazy-quilt challenge on the HGTV Quilting Forum. Last weekend the votes were tallied and the winners announced. Shown here is the first-place quilt by Maureen Greeson. Awesome. … Read More...
First Quilt: Leah does crazy blocks on point
Edna at Needling Things shares on her blog how her granddaughter Leah approached her this past summer with an interest in learning to quilt. With Edna’s help Leah created her very first quilt. See left, the quilt in progress, just … Read More...
Crazy-quilt a clock
Margreet of The Netherlands put her crazy-quilting skills to practical use when she created this lovely clock. Scroll through her Margreet’s Draadjespaleis blog to see the whole process.
And many thanks to reader Darlene Doerscher for pointing out this … Read More...
Crazy-quilted nostalgia
I adore the Tea Time II Round Robin crazy-quilting posted on Crazy Quilting International. Everything from the fabrics chosen to the embroidery techniques used reminds me of tablecloths and my grandma’s kitchen. See lots of detailed photos on the … Read More...
Crazy-quilt seam treatment: Ricrac
This is what happens when SharonB gets ahold of humble ricrac. Get the details of this seam treatment from her Pin Tangle blog post.