Crazy quilt stitches tutorials

Welcome to the second installment of Embroidery School! Are you ready to go crazy? I hope so because we're going to work through some inc...

What happens if you combine Slow Stitching and Victorian Crazy Quilting? A mini Scroll with amazing colour and texture! In this step by step tutorial I creat...

Learn the creative art of crazy quilting, also known as crazy patchwork. This page tells all about how to make a crazy quilt, including supplies and embroidery stitch tutorials.

Welcome to the second installment of Embroidery School! Are you ready to go crazy? I hope so because we're going to work through some incredibly beautiful stitches used along fabric seams in crazy quilts. If you haven't worked the lessons from the original Embroidery School series, you can still do this one. All the stitches are explained, the "old" ones and the "new" ones. Here are some links to other useful lessons: Transferring the design to fabric Knotting and not knotting your thread…

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Seam 4: Cretan stitch, lazy daisy stitch This stitch is worked similarly to blanket stitch in that the stitch is grabbed and bent by the next stitch. Bring the needle to the front at the left side of the seam. Insert the needle at the end of the bent line and back up at the bend, wrapping the thread to the back of the needle. Pull the thread through. Work the next stitch the same way. To finish the seam, bring the needle up at the bend and make a small tacking stitch over long stitch. Add…

Beautiful crazy quilt embroidery! Tells how to make it in the traditional crazy quilting style with historical photos.

Seam 6: Herringbone stitch, Straight stitch, Lazy daisy stitch, French knot This is a beautiful design made from several easy stitches. The design is created one stitch type at a time. First the herringbone stitch is laid down. This is like a wide cross stitch and very easy. Next, straight stitches are added at the tops and bottoms of the herringbone stitches. Then the little straight stitch fans are made. Lazy daisy stitches and then french knots complete the design. It looks much more…

CRAZY QUILTING - my medium dusty crazy quilt adventure continues. I have used some of my hand dyed silk perle in this section

We are sew excited to share our ultimate guide on how to make a crazy quilt! From planning to stitch type, we've got everything you'll need!

Seam 6: Herringbone stitch, Straight stitch, Lazy daisy stitch, French knot This is a beautiful design made from several easy stitches...

Telling Stories Through the Needle's Eye: Crazy Quilting—Start to Finish

As I (Kara) mentioned in last week's post, Welcome to Germany: Quilter's Style, buying fabric to pad my stash before leaving for Germany made up most of the purchases I made in Houston. But as Teri and I were wandering through the booths, we came upon Sew Cherished. What caught our eyes, were not just the beautiful wool and wool projects, but the crazy quilting stitches that were incorporated into many of the patterns. We explored the booth and came across what looked like crazy quilting…

As a quilter, I have always been fascinated by the history and beauty of crazy quilts. These quilts have a rich history and were initially created as a way for women to showcase their embroi…

Video library of about 100 embroidery stitches.

Seam 3: Feather stitch, Straight stitch, French knot Bring the needle to the front of the fabric at the top left prong of the first feather. Be sure to leave the tiny dots alone. These are for french knots. Insert the needle into the opposite prong, and bring the needle to the back leaving a loop of thread still at the front. Now bring the needle back to the front at the bottom of the first feather, which is the bottom of the V. Pull the thread through to make the first stitch. You can…

An illustrated tutorial on how to hand embroider crazy quilt seams with tips on where to use these ideas and a free PDF file download