Boy have I had a response to the crazy quilt block I posted yesterday! thankyou everyone for your comments. I have also had a number of emails asking me how do I do it? So I am working on a post – or it might turn into a series that …
It is show and tell time as I have been busy completing this latest crazy quilt block for a quilt I am making. Click the image to see a larger version This is an 8 inch block. Stitches used are, in the top left hand corner Chevron stitch is …
This is a small experiment as on this block I have incorporated a blackwork motif. The story behind this block is that it is one of the many blocks that act for me as a memento of the year we spent living in England. The little blackwork motif I graphed …
Over the Easter break I completed a pink crazy quilt block for my sampler quilt. The idea behind this quilt initially was to experiment with different stitch combinations as applied to crazy quilting which I am doing – after a fashion. I am resorting to stitch combinations that are old favourites. As …
The news today from my little part of the world is that I have completed a crazy quilt block. I had done the embroidery but needed to bead and embellish it. I was asked about the way I work. For crazy quilting projects that are large I need to plan …
Literally minutes ago I loaded the Can – Bra photographs taken by Melody Lord at the retreat for all to see. Attendees at the First National Crazy Quilt Retreat in October 2004 were invited to decorate a bra in order to raise funds for Breast cancer research. A bra parade …
All week I have been trying to find some time to place images of the “Safe as Houses” quilt online. I have finally managed to do so this morning. This is the small wall quilt I finished off last week in order to take to the retreat. I made it …
