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Home / My Blog / Classes and workshops / ::Modern Crazy Piecing::

::Modern Crazy Piecing::

July 5, 2013 By Katie

Katie Pedersen and Jacuqie Gering Crazy Piecing Workshop

Of all the workshops Jacquie and I taught together in April my favorite was the one that covered modern crazy piecing.

Sewkatiedid/Soft Splinters QuiltPrior to the workshop I made a new sample to use for it and for an upcoming Crazy Piecing workshop at Drygoods.  I’m pretty smitten with it.

At first I scratched all the crazy piecing thinking it was too similar in value and just too soft, but I couldn’t stop messing with it and eventually I cut and added the darker valued purple ‘splinters.’  It clicked.

sewkatiedid/ Soft Splintered quiltI used a mix of solids for sure.  Purple shot cotton, Michael Miller cotton couture, Kona, linen and Osnaburgh for most of the background.

sewkatiedid/Soft Splintered QuiltHowever, now the background seemed flat, so I started brainstorming on how to give it some dimension.  I have a 5 gallon tote full of neutral scraps that I dug through, combining everything under the sun to create some ‘ghost’ crazy piecing into the background.  It popped it out.

The all over quilted squares and rectangles were somewhat of a nightmare due to the thickness of the quilt with all the seams and different fabrics.  It turned out ok, but in retrospect I would have liked the splinters to have some straight lines to help them stand on their own.  Practice is the best teacher eh?

sewkatiedid/run off bindingI self bound the quilt, but wanted some of the splinters to appear to run off the edge.  I’ve done this on several quilts now and really like the effect it creates.

sewkatiedid/run off bindingI’ve got a boatload of left over crazy piecing and still would love to make a quilt like Blue Ice in the book before we run the workshop.

This improv technique and its few tricks are really fun.

Hope you all had a great fourth.  I probably didn’t need that margarita on top of the beers I had during our fourth celebration so today I’m keeping life simple.

With the Northern Irish side of the family here we’re loading up tomorrow and heading out of town for the Sounders/Whitecaps game in Vancouver.  Have a great weekend!

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Filed Under: Classes and workshops, Improvisational Quilts, modern quilt, Modern Quilts, Open Quilting Studio, Quilting Modern techniques and projects for improvisational quilts Tagged With: Improv, improvisation, improvisational, improvisational patchwork, modern crazy piecing, modern quilt, modern quilting, patchwork, quilting, Quilts, seattle, sew katie did, workshops

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  1. Sarah M. Ehret says

    July 5, 2013 at 8:13 pm

    Love the close up thanks!

    Sarah

  2. malinisquilts says

    July 5, 2013 at 8:38 pm

    Great looking quilt! I wonder how you self bound the quilt. Really love the effect it creates.

  3. craftinlightenment says

    July 5, 2013 at 10:11 pm

    Love that the quilt stitching is so modern, too. It creates a special feel with the piece. Altogether, it looks like a modern stained glass window. Such a neat effect!

  4. Debbie says

    July 5, 2013 at 11:02 pm

    Love this one too, and without even remembering this, I pulled out your book last night and used this method for my challenge block – what fun! I felt like I was more comfy with crazy piecing than I ever had before – so thanks!

  5. Anna Haller says

    July 5, 2013 at 11:26 pm

    I am always so sad that I can’t take your classes since I am the opposite coast! Have you ever thought about teaching through Craftsy or Creative Bug?

    • sewkatiedid says

      July 6, 2013 at 3:12 am

      Thanks Anna, maybe at some point. Staying busy enough.

  6. Marie says

    July 5, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    Fabulous quilts ………so inspiring!

  7. erinmcgrathrieke says

    July 6, 2013 at 6:15 am

    Not a quilter myself, but I love the craftsmanship and evolving development of the quilt. Reminds me of the layering I associate with my painting. Thank you for sharing!
    Can you send some more images to us at our gallery? Divinemoira.com ??

    • sewkatiedid says

      July 6, 2013 at 2:08 pm

      Hi Erin, All images are available here:
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrosupialdesigns/http://www.flickr.com/photos/metrosupialdesigns/

      and in my book, Quilting Modern.

      Thanks!

      • erinmcgrathrieke says

        July 6, 2013 at 2:11 pm

        Thanks!

  8. Nikki McDonagh says

    July 6, 2013 at 9:16 am

    Gorgeous stuff!!

  9. Rachel at Stitched in Color says

    July 6, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    That binding technique is cool!

  10. misslish206 says

    July 7, 2013 at 7:00 pm

    Love the idea of having the design run into the binding. What an impressive finished look, not to mention there’s no need to to stress over picking a binding that matches! Thanks for another post of great inspiration. Enjoy your weekend away – sounds like it will be a fun family time 🙂

  11. cinzia allocca says

    July 9, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    i loved it before it was done and love it more now! Love that binding, too!

  12. citricsugar says

    July 9, 2013 at 10:29 pm

    So gorgeous, so much texture…

  13. emmacoopers says

    October 8, 2015 at 7:12 pm

    It is the beautiful blogs like these that make me wish I could quilt. I love this quilt especially, it looks beautiful with those colors. Wish I could quilt…

    • sewkatiedid says

      October 8, 2015 at 7:27 pm

      It’s never too late;)

  14. sunhfarm says

    November 10, 2015 at 11:19 pm

    Your talent and fabric collection are mind-blowing. I am so glad I discovered your blog.

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