Foolproof Crazy-Quilt Projects

Jenny Clouston lives on the beautiful Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. She shares her home with her husband Vaughn, two small white dogs, George and Gemsquash, and Charlotte, the cat. Her two adult children, Gareth and Ainslie, have recently flown the nest.

• Dedication Acknowledgements Introduction Basic Sewing Requirements and Foundation Piecing Projects Tablet Purse Sewing Pouch Summer Slippers Up-Cycled Wool Bag Hexagon Purse Wool Tea Cozy Glasses Purse Spring Flower Bag Trinket Box Sewing Basket Stitch Dictionary Basic Embroidery Silk Ribbon Embroidery Beading Beaded Forget-Me-Not Beaded Leaf Beaded/Couched Sequin Bullion Knot Bullion Lazy Daisy Stitch Buttonhole Wing Stitch Button Chain Stitch Chain Stitch Rose Charm Chevron Stitch Chevron Stitch with Beads Colonial Knot Coral Stitch Cretan Stitch Delphinium Feather Stitch Feather Stitch with Beads Fern Stitch Fishbone Stitch Five-Petal Flower Fly Stitch Fly Stitch with Beads Fly Stitch Leaf Freeform Flower with Beaded Center Glove Stitch Herringbone Stitch Knotted Fly Stitch Lazy Daisy Stitch Lazy Daisy Stitch with Bead Lazy Daisy Stitch Flower Looped Bullion Knot Stitch Looped Ribbon Stitch Loop Stitch and Flower Padded Stab Stitch Palestrina Knot Stitch Pistil Stitch Plume Stitch Raised Chain Stitch Ribbon Stitch Ribbon Stitch Flower Ruched Rose Ruched Silk Ribbon Garland Single Bead Button Single Bead Stitch Spider Spider Web Rose Stacked Buttons Stab Stitch Couching Stab/Straight Stitch Stab/Straight Stitch Leaf Stem Stitch Stem Stitch with Beads Tufted Bud Twisted Chain Stitch Wheatear Stitch Whipped Chain Stitch Woven Spider Web Woven Trellis Stitch Zigzag Chain Stitch About the Author

Crazy Quilting has always been a dream of mine to try since I saw a beautifulcrazy quilt cushion in Smithills Hall I have always felt daunted by the processbut this book has taken away that fear. There are ten projects in this bookand everything you need to know to make them is in the book. You are taken through easy steps how to crazy quilt. Everything from materials to use to how touse the piecing method. Then it's straight into the projects. The first project is the tablet purse. You start off with a bulleted list of everything you will need to complete the project. Then it's onto the making. With each picture you are shown the things you need to complete and where you can find each of the stitches in the book. As it is broken down into smaller parts it doesn't seem quite as daunting. Once you have completed the front panel you are then talked through the back panel and how to assemble the purse. After the projects is the stitch dictionary. You are supplied with step by step instructions with some pictures to support you. Pictures are included on some of the stitches to show how the stitch appears in one of the projects. At the back of the book all the templatesyou will need are provided. I love this fact as it means I can use the book without having to re-size the patterns. Overall I really like the projects in the book and they bring together an amazing array of techniques using crazy quilting.