Category Archives: Crazy Quilt Methods

Cutting and Basting the Patches

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Water Lily Dreaming

The next step is cutting patches.  Start with your motifs.  Pair each pattern or pre-made motif with the fabric of your choice.  I do a lot of tracing paper transfer, so you will see in the picture below that this is what is pinned … Continue reading →

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Starting a Crazy Quilt

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Water Lily Dreaming

Starting a Crazy Quilt can be an overwhealming task.  There are so many fabric choices, so many pieces and embellishment possibilities, it can rapidly turn into one big pile of jumbled up fabrics and chaos.  Here is how I tackle a CQ.  … Continue reading →

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Column Quilt method for Crazy Quilt

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Water Lily Dreaming

This tutorial demonstrates the use of Nancy Zieman’s (of the Sewing With Nancy TV series) Column Quilt  (this is a link to her video) method used to construct a Crazy Quilt, (CQ).  It is a “quilt as you go” method.  I saw her … Continue reading →

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