A Little Craziness…

It’s a crazy world out there…especially CRAZY if you attended the Cloth Castle’s Crazy Quilt Show! 

Now I was a little disappointed to hear that it was a smaller show than usual with fewer entries…but man I was not disappointed with the quilts displayed!!  There were some INCREDIBLE quilts!!  Such talented quilters are in our midst! 

Let me show you a small sampling…

We will start off the show with a little Crazy Velvet and Lace Christmas Stocking…I’m sure it was made for a Quilter…look at the little scissors and buttons stitched on…Very cute!

My pictures of this quilt DO NOT DO IT JUSTICE!!  GORGEOUS!  Talk about hours and hours…NO, more like months and months of work..obviously a labour of love!  Apparently (quilters were talking..)this quilt will be featured in Ricky Timms’ magazine as the quilter used his threads..

 

Let’s zoom in for a close-up…the stitching is a combination of hand and machine with all kinds of fabrics being used!

I also loved this little wall hanging…see the craziness in the middle…

Let’s zoom in for a closer look…Vandi cleaned out her memento box and stitched all of her cherished memorabilia onto it…some of the things are over 100 years old!!  Look at Grandma’s cameo on the top left…NOW we ALL have treasures like this…in a box…somewhere..??  When we ‘GO’ you know what will happen to this stuff…yup…chucked, given away, GONE!!  Not Vandi’s…hers has a special place of honour…with lots of stories behind each little button, key, broach, pendant…LOVE IT!!

Look at this old Crazy Scrap quilt…reminds me of the one my mother made!  And like hers, this one looks well used and well loved too!

Again my pictures do NOT do this wall hanging justice!!  Made out of silk…gorgeous!

Some close-ups for you…

A machine embroidered dragon …loved the crazy border on this quilt!!

Isn’t this the sweetest Whimsical Quilt…fussy cut the snowman in the middle of the block and work your way around…I have lots of Whimsical Fabric…as I’m sure YOU do too!!  Now we know what to do with it!!  VERY sweet!!

 

This is Natasha’s Wool Crazy mat…super cute!!  I LOVE the way she has put words onto it…Natasha is a machine embroider extraordinaire…and she has taken that skill and applied it to this quilt!  Just love it!! 

Maybe…just maybe..I AM HOPING this little quilt will inspire more WOOL CRAZIES to jump on the band wagon!!  NO one works with wool around here as none of the Quilt Shops sell wool!  :o( I bet if this little quilt was hung up in the Cloth Castle with a display of wool under it, (and JoAnn’s Wool Crazy Book) that the wool would fly right off the shelves!!  Just sayin’….

AGAIN this picture does NOT do this sweet wall hanging justice!!  This quilt was entirely made up of old silk ties!!  Stunning…and such little snippets of ties!! YIKES!!  Wouldn’t this make a great retirement gift for the ‘suit and tie’ guys out there…

 

Memory quilts…which were a formal type of craziness …VERY nice.. and I would like to know the story behind them!

  Do you think this Crazy Quilter wanted a keep sake of a fantastic holiday??  A perfect way to do it!

  I wish this picture turned out better…it’ a Crazy Chicken complete with Crazy Eggs!!  So Sweet and it made you ch..ch..ch…chuckle!!

What is Crazier than the Cat In The Hat?  Why a Cat in The Cat Quilt of course!!  What child would not LOVE this crazy quilt!!

  

Now this is just a snippet of the show…it may have been small but it was mighty…and CRAZY FOR SURE!!  Next years’ theme is RED AND WHITE QUILTS!!  Can’t wait!!

Have a SUNNY Sunday and Happy Quilting!~P