Table of Contents

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