I found this gorgeous little bit of crazy quilt today at an estate sale. Now I'm trying to figure out how to finish it. I don't want to add a backing and cover up the evidence of all that hand-stitching, but I want to finish the raw edges.
I'd love to know if this is left over from assembling a larger top, or if these four blocks are all there was.
How did they finish those old Victorian crazy quilts? I've been Googling with no luck.
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I'd probably bind it with black velvet or satin.....
Hi There,
Lovely little piece of crazy quilting history you have found. Great piece! So your question was how to bind a crazy quilt?
I have a whole page dedicated on my own blog http://www.goodearthquilting.blogspot.com to only my crazy quilting addiction.
How you bind this quilt, is first cut your batting and backing out with 2 inches to spare. Then do either machine quilting or hand quilting to bind the three layers together. Then bind as you would any other quilt. I don't recommend binding with velvet....your stitch ripper is likely going to get all your attention. Bind in a varible colored cotton fabric. Enjoy!
PS. I follow you, lovely blog!
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