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How to Assemble a Crazy Quilt.

Many people ask how to assemble a crazy quilt. This is how I assembled the Diamonds are forever crazy quilt. It is basically how I assemble any large crazy quilt. In this case the blocks are diamond shaped but if my blocks were square it would be the same process. …

Crazy quilt stitch along Tumbling block 6

Tumbling block 6 sits in the middle of the top section of the ‘Diamonds are Forever’ quilt. You can download the patterns for the three diamonds that make up tumbling block 6. Here is light tone diamond 1. The mid tone diamond 2 , and the dark tone diamond 3 …

Crazy quilt stitch along Tumbling block 5

Tumbling block 5 is really a tumbling block and a third. If you look where we are on the Diamonds are forever quilt you can see that this month we have a block and half to stitch. This extra diamond maintains the tumbling block pattern. If you take a look …

Crazy quilt stitch along Tumbling block 4

Tumbling Block 4 is part of a series that offers a free block pattern and descriptions of crazy quilting techniques used. Published every month, this article is part of the Diamonds are Forever crazy quilt stitch along. You can download the pattern for the three diamonds that make up tumbling …

Third tumbling block for the Crazy quilt stitch along

The third tumbling block for the Crazy quilt stitch along is to be found in the top right hand corner of my Diamonds are Forever Crazy quilt. I have included a photo of the quilt and marked the block so people get a sense of where they are headed. The …

Second tumbling block in the Crazy quilt stitch along

The Second tumbling block in my block of the month is to be found in the top left hand corner in the top row of my Diamonds are Forever Crazy quilt. I have included a photo of the quilt so people get a sense of where they are headed. The …

Double Wheatear Stitch

Double Wheatear stitch is a versatile easy variety of Wheatear stitch and you can use it in organic motifs. You can vary the length of the diagonal straight stitches. Double Wheatear is great for beading and you can use many types of embroidery thread for variety. You can combine Double …