Today we are going to discuss crazy quilting seam treatments. Seam treatments always begin with a foundation stitch. On many occasions I opt for simple straight stitches as a foundation while at other times I like chain, herringbone or cretan. If you are unsure of any of these stitches please visit Needle N Thread as…
I would like to introduce my new seam treatment series. BUT first, let’s start with a bit of history. My crazy quilting journey began about fifteen years ago. At the time I had retired from commuting, long 13-hour days and had started working part-time from home. I had quilted for several years branching out into…
Today, we’re featuring embellished stitching as a variation of the basic herringbone stitch that we had written about last month The herringbone pattern offers many opportunities for embellished stitching. The base fabric for this stitch is polyester in a lavender shade. The bottom is pale peach silk. Once again I always start my seam treatments…
This month I am sharing another of my favourite stitches, the herringbone stitch. This is the first stitch I learned when I started crazy quilting and still by far my favourite! If you are new to my seam treatment series and want to learn more, check out categories – crazy quilting – seam treatments. While…
Last month I mentioned that I really love the Chevron stitch so I decided to share the second chevron stitch variation in our seam treatment series. Start by tracing the seam using one of Kathy Shaw’s templates offered in her Stunning Stitches For Crazy Quilts book. Don’t forget, this is a great resource if you…
I would like to introduce the Chevron stitch, which is the stitch I’m featuring today in my seam treatment series. I must admit that when I first started stitching, I had a lot of problems with the Chevron, not sure why but I did. However, I have grown to really love this stitch as it…
In my last post, I discussed the versatile blanket stitch so today I am featuring another variation of this stitch. If you want to find out more about my seam treatments check under categories in the right sidebar of my blog. You can also read more about this series in my introductory blog post. As…
When I sent threads to my stitch group earlier in the year I included some bits of ric rac trim to see how they would use this in needlepoint (and specifically the hearts). It took me quite some time to source this particularly ric rac. When I was in San Bernardino a number of years…
If you have been following this blog for some time, you may have seen me talk about various crazy quilt techniques to add a bit of “pop” to your project. This is the final post in my crazy quilting class series where I use all of the techniques we have covered – the grand finale!…
Prior to Christmas, I started a series on how to construct a crazy quilt block and today, I am going to talk about embellishing crazy quilting. I specifically opted for a neutral class sample in grey, silver and white. I did this as I wanted the focus of the class to be on stitching and…
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