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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART I: The Basics of Crazy Quilting
    • Simple Requirements: essential tools, workspace
    • Natural Elegance: fabric types, choosing colors
    • Foundation Piecing: foundations, quilt styles, 4 patching methods
            Potholder Pattern
    • Victorian Stitches: threads, techniques
            Embroidery Stitch Instructions
            The Stitch Plates
            Tissue Paper Transfer Method
    • Artful Embellishments
            Part 1. Embroidered and Sewn Techniques
            Part 2. Paint, Dye and Transfer Methods
    • Finishing Touches: borders, backings, battings, finishing
            Pillow Pattern
  • PART II: Gallery of Crazy Quilts
    • Fund-raiser and Commemorative Crazy Quilts
    • Theme Crazy Quilts
    • Crazy Quilts for Children
    • Miniature Crazy Quilts
    • All-silk Crazy Quilts
    • Wool and Country-style Crazy Quilts
    • Art Crazy Quilts
    • Memories Quilts
  • The Meaning of Flowers
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Sources

Title: The Magic of Crazy Quilting: A Complete Resource for Embellished Quilting
Editors: J. Marsha Michler
Format/Publication Date: TPB:1998;2004
Publisher: Krause Publications, Iola, WI
Language: English
Page Count: 144
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 0873416228

SUMMARY- If you don't buy any other crazy quilt books, at least get this one. There is so much information here, and it's laid out to be easily understood and the illustrations are easy to follow. Ironically, eye candy is terrific until you get to the gallery. The pictures are way too small and there aren't nearly enough of them to justify the tease that the Table of Contents provides. However, she has also published a book on crazy quilts that is 256 pages, so guess what I'm buying next...