Sewing Techniques

Crazy quilts can be sewn together using a sewing machine. When sewing using a machine, you should take certain precautions to ensure problems do not arise when dealing with the slippery or fragile material. First, use an open toe presser foot. This wide foot shape ensures any decorative stitches do not get caught in the presser foot. To make sure any delicate thread you may use doesn't split, apply Sewer's Aid directly to the spool.

When sewing together strips to make a crazy quilt, you should try to leave at least a quarter inch seam. This quarter inch is the traditional size of a seam and ensures the seam does not rip out or come undone. However, keep in mind you are making a crazy quilt and the spontaneity and overall craziness of the quilt adds to its charm. If each of your seams don't measure the suggested quarter inch, don't rip out the seam, just embrace the craziness of your quilt.

The beautiful embroidery you will add to your quilt once all the pieces have been sewn together certainly add embellishment to your quilt, but they also are a necessary part of the quilt's structure. The embroidery stitches secure the beautiful crazy patches to the foundation material. For this reason, it is important the stitches are done in a secure manner. Many quilters opt to use their sewing machine to complete this step. This machine embroidery is just as beautiful as hand embroidery, but is undoubtedly more secure.