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2. Crazy quilting - Wikipedia

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   Because the careful geometric design of a quilt block is much less important in crazy quilts, the quilters are able to employ much smaller and more irregularly shaped pieces of fabric. In comparison to standard quilts, crazy quilts are far more likely to use exotic pieces of fabric, such as velvet , satin , tulle , or silk , and embellishments ...

3. Patchwork - Wikipedia

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   Some common patchwork block names are Log Cabin, Drunkard's Path, Bear's Paw, Tulip, and Nine Patch. A unique form of patchwork quilt is the crazy quilt. Crazy quilting was popular during the Victorian era (mid–late 19th century). The crazy quilt is made up of random shapes of luxurious fabric such as velvets, silks, and brocades and buttons ...

4. Quilt - Wikipedia

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   Some of these quilts were created by professional quilters, and patrons could commission quilts made of new blocks, or select blocks that were already available for sale. There has been a resurgence of quilting in the Baltimore style, with many of the modern quilts experimenting with bending some of the old rules. Crazy quilt

5. Log Cabin (quilt block) - Wikipedia

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   Log cabin quilt square made by Janet Reed in Monroe County, Indiana in 1880. The Log Cabin quilt block is a North American pieced quilt pattern where narrow strips of fabric surround a central square. Usually, the block is bisected diagonally, with one half using lighter colors than the other half. [1]

6. Quilting - Wikipedia

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   The quilt blocks are repeated, or sometimes alternated with plain blocks, to form the overall design of a quilt. Barbara Brackman has documented over 4000 different quilt block patterns from the early 1830s to the 1970s in the Encyclopedia Of Pieced Quilt Patterns . [ 33 ]

7. Patchwork quilt - Wikipedia

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   Mrs. Bill Stagg of Pie Town, New Mexico, with her embroidered patchwork quilt that displays all 48 (at the time) United States state flowers and birds, October 1940 Patchwork quilt: 1992 Kentucky State Winner. A patchwork quilt is a quilt in which the top layer may consist of pieces of fabric sewn together to form a design. [1]