Crazy Quilts

Sometimes when you are working on a Crazy Quilt, there is a point at which you may wonder where in the world is this going?! Life is like that too. You are trudging thru and then you suddenly don’t have any idea where you are going. At that point you have a choice to just…

Not much in common or a lot in common??? I think the latter. Christmas is about family and sharing time with the people in your life that you care about. Christmas is also about Christ who is my beloved savior.  My first crazy quilt was filled with memories of family and things in my life…

One of my favorite things in Crazy Quilting is creating “moments”.  OK, so maybe there are than a few favorite things because I love Crazy Quilting so much!  Anyway, the creation of “moments” is the simple collection of things such as buttons and laces and pearls, oh my!  When someone looks at my crazy quilts,…

In the Victorian era embroidery and sewing were a part of every young woman’s life… no matter what her station in life. Articles in newspapers about quilting and sewing were common, but now they are the exception. Patterns were shared and now they are copyrighted. Quilts were more utilitarian than art pieces. Labels were rare…

A field trip…does that remind you of anything? A group of quilting students and I went on a field trip this last weekend. Definitely not like a field trip when you were in school but so much better. We went to a small town in Colorado (Niwot) with the cutest little ribbon and gift shop…

Initially, I had no intention of doing a big crazy quilt! I took a class to learn the process but I also wanted to meet some new people because we had recently moved from Phoenix to Denver. The class was good but I realized that most of the things that were taught were versions of…

Change is good even in a crazy quilt. Every time you think you have things figured out and everything is going along just perfect, something happens that alters that view. My favorite quilt shop is closing and now what is the alternative? God closes one window but opens a whole new view! I wasn’t sure…

I wish there was an easy answer to this question but as usual it depends on a number of factors. I am working on several different crazy quilts at one time right now…go figure! Anyway, I have one crazy quilt (the one with color but neutral backgrounds) which I was only going to do about…

How in the world do I decide what colors and fabrics to put in my Crazy Quilt? For me the answer is – whatever I love! Usually that means things that are in my stash already (anybody have one of those!??). My favorite color is blue, although that has changed over the years so my…

I went to Phoenix Arizona this week to visit a friend. We had a great time shopping and visiting. Friends of the heart are the best! We frequented antique shops and quilt shops and everything in between! I found a number of treasures that would work for my crazy quilt. Sometimes it is not that obvious…