The Crazy Quilt Handbook, Revised 12 Updated Step-by-Step Projects• Illustrated Stitch Guide, Including Silk Ribbon Stitches

Contents [chapter head]

Acknowledgments

Preface

Crazy Quilt Definitions

Recollections

Trailblazers

Links with the Past

Historical Perspective

The Crazy Quilt Legacy

Antique Method

Crazy Quilting Today

Home Decor

Family Memories

Friendship Quilts

Clothing and Accessories

Getting Started

Create Your Own Look

Color

Color Wheel

Color Combinations

Understanding Color

Choosing Colors

The Montano Color Theory

Fabrics

Crazy Quilt How–To

Hints for Successful Crazy Quilting

Plastic Window Templates

Hiding Seam Lines

Adapting Crazy Quilting to Garment Patterns

Repetition and Balance

Design Elements For Successful Crazy Quilting

Design Placement

Before You Get Started

Prepare The Foundation

How Much Fabric Will You Need

Choosing the Supplies

The Montano Center Piece Method

The Cardinal Rule

Montano Centerpiece Method

Problem Solving

Creating Curved Bridges

Fussy Cutting Special Fabrics

Overlapping

Piecing More than One Block

Preparing For Embroidery

Placement of Lace, Ribbons and Trims

Joining The Blocks

Finishing

Borders

Backing

Tacking

Bindings

Embellishments Galore

Embroideries

Cross-Stitch

Outline Embroidery

Satin Stitch

Combination Stitches

Punchneedle Embroidery

Calligraphy

Fabric Painting

Fabric Dyes

Photography on Fabric

Ribbons and Roses

Embellishment On Ribbons

Meandering and Twisted Ribbon

Ribbon Ruffles

Ruth's Ruched Ribbons

Concertina Rose

Wire Ribbon

Gathered Flowers

Beads

Needles and Threads

Beaded Highlights

Sewn Beaded Designs

Buttons

Knots, Cords and Tassels

Laces, Doilies, and Hankies

Lace

Cleaning Antique Lace

Coloring Lace

Coffee Or Tea

Watercolor Paints and Dyes

Doilies

Hankies

Projects

CQ Chateleine

CQ Pansy needlecase

Weeping Heart Pendant

Crazy Quilt Frame

Oval Needlecase

Garden Shed Project

Chicken Bumble Pincushion

Floral Swing Purse

Heirloom and Postcard Collages

CQ Christmas ornaments

Cottage Gardenard

Sabre Party Pouch

Stitch Dictionary

Embroidery Stitches:

Buttonhole Stitch

Buttonhole Closed Stitch

Buttonhole Circular

Chain

Chevron Stitch

Cretan Stitch

Colonial Knot

Couching

Feather Stitch

French Knot

Fly Stitch

Herringbone Stitch

Lazy Daisy Stitch

Running Stitch

Satin Stitch

Stem Stitch

Straight Stitch

Silk Ribbon Stitches:

Threading Up

Bullion Tip Lazy Daisy

Decorated Lazy Daisy

Fargo Flower

Iva's Rose

Japanese Ribbon Stitch

Judith's Curled Leaf

Loop Flower

Montano Knot

Pistil Stitch

Plume Stitch

Rosette Bud

Ruth's rosettes

Ruth's Ruched Ribbon

Spiderweb Rose

Velvet Pansies

Whipstitch Straight and Curled

Fans

Webs

Spiders

Free-Form Trees

Index

Bibliography

About the author

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