Contents [chapter head] Acknowledgments Preface Crazy Quilt Definitions Recollections Trailblazers Links with the Past Historical Perspective The Crazy Quilt Legacy Antique Method Crazy Quilting Today Home Decor Family Memories Friendship Quilts Clothing and Accessories Getting Started Create Your Own Look Color Color Wheel Color Combinations Understanding Color Choosing Colors The Montano Color Theory Fabrics Crazy Quilt How-To Hints for Successful Crazy Quilting Plastic Window Templates Hiding Seam Lines Adapting Crazy Quilting to Garment Patterns Repetition and Balance Design Elements For Successful Crazy Quilting Design Placement Before You Get Started Prepare The Foundation How Much Fabric Will You Need Choosing the Supplies The Montano Center Piece Method The Cardinal Rule Montano Centerpiece Method Problem Solving Creating Curved Bridges Fussy Cutting Special Fabrics Overlapping Piecing More than One Block Preparing For Embroidery Placement of Lace, Ribbons and Trims Joining The Blocks Finishing Borders Backing Tacking Bindings Embellishments Galore Embroideries Cross-Stitch Outline Embroidery Satin Stitch Combination Stitches Punchneedle Embroidery Calligraphy Fabric Painting Fabric Dyes Photography on Fabric Ribbons and Roses Embellishment On Ribbons Meandering and Twisted Ribbon Ribbon Ruffles Ruth's Ruched Ribbons Concertina Rose Wire Ribbon Gathered Flowers Beads Needles and Threads Beaded Highlights Sewn Beaded Designs Buttons Knots, Cords and Tassels Laces, Doilies, and Hankies Lace Cleaning Antique Lace Coloring Lace Coffee Or Tea Watercolor Paints and Dyes Doilies Hankies Projects CQ Chateleine CQ Pansy needlecase Weeping Heart Pendant Crazy Quilt Frame Oval Needlecase Garden Shed Project Chicken Bumble Pincushion Floral Swing Purse Heirloom and Postcard Collages CQ Christmas ornaments Cottage Gardenard Sabre Party Pouch Stitch Dictionary Embroidery Stitches: Buttonhole Stitch Buttonhole Closed Stitch Buttonhole Circular Chain Chevron Stitch Cretan Stitch Colonial Knot Couching Feather Stitch French Knot Fly Stitch Herringbone Stitch Lazy Daisy Stitch Running Stitch Satin Stitch Stem Stitch Straight Stitch Silk Ribbon Stitches: Threading Up Bullion Tip Lazy Daisy Decorated Lazy Daisy Fargo Flower Iva's Rose Japanese Ribbon Stitch Judith's Curled Leaf Loop Flower Montano Knot Pistil Stitch Plume Stitch Rosette Bud Ruth's rosettes Ruth's Ruched Ribbon Spiderweb Rose Velvet Pansies Whipstitch Straight and Curled Fans Webs Spiders Free-Form Trees Index Bibliography About the author