The crazy quilt handbook

Contents [chapter head]       Acknowledgments    Preface        Crazy Quilt Definitions        Recollections   Trailblazers    Links with the Past                   Historical Perspective    The Crazy Quilt Legacy    Antique Method        Crazy Quilting Today    Home Decor    Family Memories    Friendship Quilts    Clothing and Accessories                   Getting Started    Create Your Own Look   Color   Color Wheel    Color Combinations    Understanding Color    Choosing Colors    The Montano Color Theory    Fabrics        Crazy Quilt How-To   Hints for Successful Crazy Quilting    Plastic Window Templates    Hiding Seam Lines    Adapting Crazy Quilting to Garment Patterns    Repetition and Balance    Design Elements For Successful Crazy Quilting    Design Placement         Before You Get Started    Prepare The Foundation    How Much Fabric Will You Need    Choosing the Supplies        The Montano Center Piece Method    The Cardinal Rule    Montano Centerpiece Method                   Problem Solving    Creating Curved Bridges   Fussy Cutting Special Fabrics    Overlapping    Piecing More than One Block        Preparing For Embroidery    Placement of Lace, Ribbons and Trims    Joining The Blocks        Finishing    Borders    Backing   Tacking    Bindings        Embellishments Galore    Embroideries    Cross-Stitch    Outline Embroidery    Satin Stitch    Combination Stitches    Punchneedle Embroidery    Calligraphy    Fabric Painting    Fabric Dyes    Photography on Fabric        Ribbons and Roses     Embellishment On Ribbons     Meandering and Twisted Ribbon     Ribbon Ruffles     Ruth's Ruched Ribbons      Concertina Rose     Wire Ribbon     Gathered Flowers                    Beads     Needles and Threads     Beaded Highlights     Sewn Beaded Designs    Buttons                Knots, Cords and Tassels                Laces, Doilies, and Hankies     Lace     Cleaning Antique Lace    Coloring Lace     Coffee Or Tea     Watercolor Paints and Dyes    Doilies     Hankies            Projects    CQ Chateleine    CQ Pansy needlecase    Weeping Heart Pendant    Crazy Quilt Frame    Oval Needlecase    Garden Shed Project    Chicken Bumble Pincushion    Floral Swing Purse    Heirloom and Postcard Collages   CQ Christmas ornaments    Cottage Gardenard    Sabre Party Pouch        Stitch Dictionary    Embroidery Stitches:    Buttonhole Stitch                Buttonhole Closed Stitch     Buttonhole Circular     Chain     Chevron Stitch                Cretan Stitch     Colonial Knot    Couching     Feather Stitch                French Knot               Fly Stitch                Herringbone Stitch                Lazy Daisy Stitch                Running Stitch     Satin Stitch                Stem Stitch     Straight Stitch         Silk Ribbon Stitches:    Threading Up     Bullion Tip Lazy Daisy     Decorated Lazy Daisy     Fargo Flower     Iva's Rose    Japanese Ribbon Stitch     Judith's Curled Leaf     Loop Flower     Montano Knot     Pistil Stitch     Plume Stitch     Rosette Bud     Ruth's rosettes     Ruth's Ruched Ribbon     Spiderweb Rose     Velvet Pansies     Whipstitch Straight and Curled     Fans                Webs     Spiders                 Free-Form Trees                   Index        Bibliography      About the author