This is stage 2. I put cross stitch roses in the center.Each block will have a different colour rose.By the way, the center bit is curtain fabric.

Girls Thank you for your input >I had so much trouble with mine UNSEWED it a few times !!!!!!!!

As I said, I'm not sure if you did it this way, but this is how I learned. If anybody has any questions about either technique, they can contact either of I guess. Clear as mud?

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by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

Sure is.I think doing it either way, by machine, is pretty optional anyway.You reckon between the two of us we can teach these ladies??

by cordura5 12 Jun 2008

It's worth a shot! The one thing I like about crazy quilting is ANYBODY can do it because you don't have to worry about those pesky quarter inch seams...

by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

Yes, and the colours don't have to match up exactly either, and it does not matter if you get a lot of interruptions because you can always see where you are up to.Piecing is a bit of a pain if you get constant interruptions.

Step 3: Turn your block in a spiral fashion and add a piecec of fabric to each 'edge' as you go. Remember, You don't have to use square pieces. The more odd shaped the better! By the time you get to the outer edge, you may just be filling in corners. After you have the entire piece of muslin covered, square up your block to the size you would like to use in your quilt using a square-up ruler.. I taught 10 ladies to do this who had NEVER quilted in their whole lives. The only prerequest is that you can sew a straight line. Of course some of the ladies even had a hard time at that, but we all made it work. The finished quilt was appraised for AT LEAST $650. They said we may be able to get more depending on the market, but it was to be given to the mother who moved in to a Habitat for Humanity house in our area. Boy, did she get a treasure! Maybe we will do others as fundraisers for the church... I'll try to get the chance to post pictures of each stage I spoke of.

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by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

please do - this is interesting!

Step 2: Take another piece of fabric (any will do.)and put it right sides together. MAKE SURE it is long enough to cover the length of both pieces of fabric. You don't have to worry about quarter inch seams and you may cover up a large part of your second fabric to make sure it ends up a straight edge. You don't want to leave any gaps where you would have to inset a piece of material. These should all be straight seams. Step 2 complete!

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by shirlener88 12 Jun 2008

ttt

I'm not sure if this is the way you do it, but this is the way I learned how. You take a piece of fabric with an odd number of sides (otherwise you end up with a picture frame look). You then take another piece of fabric and put it right sides together on top of the other. You then put this in the middle of a square of muslin that you have cut a little larger than your completed size. Sew these three layers together. Then open them out and iron flat. Step 1 complete!

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by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

You are talking about traditional crazy patchwork.By the way, if you do it by machine you don't need the base fabric. If you do it by hand , then you do, because you stitch the fabric on to it like you would in needle turn applique. This one I call mock crazy patchwork because I just sew the pieces of fabric around the shape, then cut the corners and sew on more scraps.This way I can use up triangles as well as other odd shapes out of my scrap box.

by cordura5 12 Jun 2008

We always used the base fabric to just keep it steady and to make it more precise. Especially for people who didn't know how to sew. It gave them a backdrop to work around.

by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

OK.And, I suppose if you use different types of fabrics rather then the cotton, it would prevent it from stretching.

Like it very much

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by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

Thank you

Very pretty. Can't wait to see the completed quilt.

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by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

Thanks

Alle Stoffe sind wunderschön, besonders auf dem die Rose gestickt ist. Viele viele Rosen

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by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

Danke, danke.

Very pretty. *4U

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by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

Thanks

Lovely!!

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by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

Thank you

LOvely. I like the shiny center and wondered what material it was. Now I know, so thanks again. ***

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by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

Thank you.Yes, the material it self isn't shiny but the threads they used for the embossing is.Gives it a nice sheen under the light.

nice. love the rose in centre

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by mpo14011 12 Jun 2008

Thank you