The crazy quilt handbook: 12 updated step-by-step projects: illustrated stitch guide, including silk ribbon stitches

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Front Cover; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Contents; Preface; The Crazy Quilt Handbook Revision; Crazy Quilt Definitions; Recollections; Trailblazers; Links with the Past; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: The Crazy Quilt Legacy; Crazy Quilting Today; Home Decor; Family Memories; Friendship Quilts; Clothing and Accessories; Style, Color, and Fabric; Create Your Own Look; Color; Fabrics; Before You Get Started; Hints for Successful Crazy Quilting; Using Plastic Window Templates; Hiding Seamlines; Adapting Crazy Quilting to Garment Patterns; Design Elementsfor Successful Crazy Quilting; Student Work.;For nearly 30 years, The Crazy Quilt Handbook has been the essential guide to the fine art of crazy quilting. This newly updated edition brings you more of everything that makes crazy quilting wonderful: gorgeous stitches, embellishments, fabulous crazy quilt photos, and updated beautiful projects to make for yourself. Learn all the ways you can use crazy quilting to decorate clothing and accessories, beautify your home, share family memories, and create heirlooms for future generations. This is the must-have resource for any crazy quilter, whether you are just a beginner or are an experienced.