You know the technique (start with a pentagon shape of fabric on top of muslin-in the middle, then add a strip right sides together, flip, press, trim -keep on going til the square of muslin is full. Well, I have many of these blocks made by using up scraps. Now I don't know what to do with them...ok ok no begging...Has anyone actually quilted one of these? Any ideas? I know the real crazy quilts are usually tied, but I want this quilted. Cathy in Oshkosh WI
Quilting a flipnsew crazy quilt
Aug 19, 2003
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I wouldn't try to hand quilt, but you can do it on the machine. Use a very thin batt or no batt -flannel might be good. (Whether you want a batt kind of depends on how many lumpy seams you need to camouflage.) I've done several of these. Recommend joining the blocks with a narrow sashing to help with the lumpy seam problem. Roberta in D
Are you going to hand or machine quilt?
- Allover meander is always nice.
- This is a GREAT opportunity to practice your free-motion machine quilting. Do a row of daisies, another of grass, another of stars, another of feathers, a few rows of teacups -- whatever you've been wanting to practice. The quilt itself is probably so busy the quilting will barely show.
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