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Beaded Crazy Quilting made easy. Throw out those old-school quilting rules and let expert quilter, Cindy Gorder, share her tips and techniques. Features include: 40 illustrated embroidery and bead stitches, detailed instructions for fabric painting, 400 color photos and 15 full-size appliqué patterns.

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Beaded Crazy Quilting

Author: Cindy Gorder
Pages: 128
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: Krause Publications
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Item Code: 4G40850
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Beaded Crazy Quilting Made Easy

Throw out those old-school quilting rules and let expert quilter, Cindy Gorder, share her personalized tips and techniques for crazy quilting. Create Beautiful hand-embroidered, beaded and embellished fabrics you could only dream about; they're a cinch to make with Beaded Crazy Quilting's easy-to-understand photographic instructions. This is a must-have reference guide for your library.

Make any of the 23 individual projects or the elaborate keepsake wall hanging in Beaded Crazy Quilting while learning basics.

Features Include:

  • 40 illustrated embroidery and bead stitches
  • Detailed instructions for fabric painting and imagery
  • 400 color step-by-step photos for 23 projects
  • 15 full-size appliqué patterns

 

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Author Cindy GorderAbout the Author

Cindy Gorder is a professional graphic artist and has crazy quilted since 1996. A member of the Society of Creative Designers, she enjoys the freedom to create collages that take shape as they are worked,each being experimental and spontaneous in a medium that has "no rules" yet is steeped in tradition. Cindy lives with her husband on a dairy farm in Wisconsin.

Table of Contents

 
Dedication 
Acknowledgments 
Introduction 
Chapter 1 - Supplies and Tools5
Fabric for Motifs and Patches5
Foundations5
Needles5
Embroidery Thread6
Beading Thread6
Sewing Thread6
Beads7
Buttons and Charms7
Trims and Fibers7
Tools and Helpers8
Chapter 2 -Basic Techniques9
Prep a Patch9
Transfer a Pattern9
Stitching Basics10
Knotting a Thread10
Basting 10
Tack10
Whipstitch10
Silk Ribbon Embroidery 10
Building a Crazy Quilt11
Care and Cleaning of Beaded Crazy Quilts11
Chapter 3 - The Projects13
Pillow Sachet with Spiral Motif14
Cell Phone Pouch with Raspberries20
Journal Cover27
Woven Ribbon Sachet32
Christmas Purse36
Nautilus Wall Hanging41
Gift Bag45
Sun Prints and Canister53
Eyeglass Pouch62
Strawberry Pocket Purse7
Doorknob Pouch with Grapes75
Grapes All Around Necklace80
Four Stamped Patches85
Filigree Heart87
Multicolored Leaf87
Double Heart87
Sun87
Bejeweled Vase Patch90
Featherstitch Patch93
Ribbons and Fibers Patch96
Beaded Lavender Sprigs Patch99
Silk Ribbon Flowers Patch103
Sampler Square109
Resources120

Beaded Lavender Sprigs Patch
Beaded Lavender Sprigs Patch

Beaded Vase Patch
Beaded Vase Patch

Grapes All Around Necklace
Grapes All Around Necklace

Sunprints and Canisters
Sun Prints and Canisters

Cell Phone Pouch with Raspberries
Cell Phone Pouch with Raspberries

 

Journal Cover
Journal Cover

Beading ExampleBeading Example
Beading Examples

 



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Ribbon is 0.5 in. wide

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Rain Forest
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Threads excellent for Crazy Patch by Hand or Machine

 

Superior Razzle Dazzle
Superior
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Heavy Metallic Twist
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Razzle
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Dazzle
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Heavy Rayon for Hand, Crazy Quilting, or Bobbinwork

Razzle
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Razzle
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Available in 36 colors Decorative thread for the serger, bobbin work, and couching. Wonderful for quilt backs too.
Robinson-Anton
Robinson-Anton
Metallics
Developed for commercial machines and VERY strong, excellent for programmed machine embroidery & machine quilting
Robinson-Anton Rayon
Robison-Anton
40 WT Rayon

300+ Colors
For Machine Embroidery & Quilting. Threads has a lustery sheen that adds a decorative touch to any quilt.
Robinson Twister Tweed
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Twister Tweed

35 wt. Two tones of threads twined together makes a very interesting blend for Machine Quilting and Embroidery (excellent animals)

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