[Nfb-krafters-korner] Crazy quilts

[Susan Roe]

Exactly.  That is also why it is so easy to creat something of different 
sizes, a pillow, throw or blanket.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
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From: <Blindhands at aol.com>
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Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 12:21 PM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Crazy quilts


> Crazy Quilts are generally sewn with random shapes and random  fabrics.
> They can be sewn directly to a blanket or just as a quilt block  that 
> would
> need to be assembled with batting and backing.  Either as you go  along
> creating this or after it is done it is embellished with pieces of lace, 
> buttons
> ribbons or whatever.
>
> I believe , but am not sure as my Grandma made these type of quilts that
> they were made out of old garments and Grandma would put these fabrics on 
> a
> cotton blanket.  She would include the buttons, bows, beads from a 
> favorite
> broche that she had liked especially with a dress that was used in the
> quilt.
>
> After I went blind I started one of these quilts, but I purchased all 
> kinds
> of fat quarters and I randomly cut shapes and strips to practice how a
> blind  person could cut fabrics and I started out with a piece of fabric 
> face
> up and  then sewed other pieces of fabric right side facing and sewed it 
> to
> the other  piece.  Then I would turn that piece facing up and build other
> pieces on  top of what I had there.It created finished edges as I went 
> along
> and when I got  it finished I had my Mom trim the edges even and I put a
> border on the outside.I  had cut muslem blocks and quilt batting so when I 
> had
> done a block I hand sewed  the blocks together and with my sewing the
> different fabrics from the top to the  two other layers it created a 
> machine quilted
> random design on the back side and  it gave demension on the top side.
>
>
>
> Joyce  Kane
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> Blindhands at AOL.com
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