I discovered today, a most amazing crazy quilt with it’s history, at Fiber Fantasies’, History In An Antique Quilt post. The author purchased the quilt at an estate auction, then went on to research the history of the quilt, the home, and the quiltmaker. She explains:
I was unaware of this home’s history [located in Cedarville, […]
Whether you’re using the journal for literary pursuits or for recording your quilting endeavors, those with quilted covers (and backs) are lovely. You can use them yourself or give as gifts.
Heather, at A Creative Journal, has written an informative post, Making Your Own Journal Covers. She gives close to a dozen resources where you’ll find […]
Crazy quilts fascinated me as a child….and still do as an adult. I recall the one, all satin, silk, velvet, and brocade with elaborate fancy stitching, that my grandmother draped over the back of the horsehair sofa in her “parlor”, or living room in today’s lingo. I’ve also collected discarded crazy quilts that my daughter […]
Recently I wrote about the American crazy quilt and about Nancy Kirk. This post includes both.
Nancy Kirk is holding a free teleseminar for the Crazy Quilt Society, on Tuesday, March 6. This discussion will include information about their retreat. You may want to check this out at….. where you can register and post a question.
You also can […]
I remember the crazy quilt my grandmother folded across the back of the horsehair sofa in her parlor (living room today). It was of silks and satins with cross-stitching and feather stitching outlining the pieces.
As children, my sister and I used to enjoy sitting there and studying it. We’d try to imagine what the various fabrics had come from.
Crazy […]
Quilted and appliqued Christmas ornaments add color and interest to your tree and your home during the holiday season. You may want to make these yourself or find them at craft and Christmas shops.
Cathy, at the Tangled Thread blog (www.tangledthread.com) features a number of Christmas ornaments you may want to make. These include: a Yo-Yo […]
A friend, who has a very limited diet for health reasons, said she makes her meals more interesting by using a variety of plates and cups. She has colorful ones, floral ones, plain ones, and elegant ones. This way, even though she may be eating the same foods, she gives her meal a different aura.
This […]
Quilts as necklaces or pendants! What a fanciful idea. I discovered a brief mention and some photos of Crazy Quilt Necklaces in the Summer 2006 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, p. 9. (www.quiltingarts.com).
Karen Zoback of Woodstown, NJ creates these whimsical necklaces with crazy quilt designs. She even will personalize the necklaces utilizing pieces of favorite and […]
I never imagined so many quiltmakers were making the rounds of yard sales looking for items for making and enhancing quilts. I’ve mentioned the ladies purchasing fat quarters and searching for fancy fabrics to make crazy quilts.
Another quilter browsed through the packages of buttons my daughter had culled from her collection. “I use buttons on […]
“We’re going to use this for our crazy quilt,” the mom explained, as she selected a silky vest with satiny embroidery I had decided to part with at our yard sale.
“We saw a crazy quilt at a shop in our travels,” one of her teenaged daughters said. “Mom said we could make our own instead […]
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