Another Beautiful Antique Crazy Quilt

This is an amazing CQ that I wish I could see close up. The embroidery reminds me of a CQ that was at the Crazy Quilt Conference in Omaha years ago in a display that Cindy Brick curated. It was all farm animals, geese, ducks, etc. It may also be in Penny McMorris's Crazy Quilt book too. I will have to check that out. I wonder if the same person did this CQ.

Anyway, this is beautiful and I love the fabrics in it too. Enjoy!

I have 3 Old Cats so you know I love this block! I love the way the kittens are embroidered over the Momma cat.

Ah, fans! Isn't this a cool way to set them?

This takes outline embroidery to a new level!

Speechless!

Close-up.

This CQ appears to be unfinished, I think. Why didn't it get done? Don't you wish that you could talk to the maker?

I will continue to look through my pictures and post more. Check back.

More Antique Crazy Quilts

I was looking through some of my EBay Antique Crazy Quilt pictures that I had saved over the years and thought I would post some more of them. I am especially attracted to the artistic graphic nature or beautiful stitching on these.

These panels were probably going to be a border or they could have been part of a row quilt. They could have also been turned into a tile quilt. I want to make a tile quilt someday.

Here is a close up of one of the fans. It looked to be quite dimensional.

I love the use of the border on this. I only have this one picture. It looks like it has some great stitching and motifs. I would love to see it close up. Very nice!

This unfinished CQ is interesting in it's randomness. I like all the fans. What would it have ended up like?

So many CQ's ended up being unfinished. I love the center medallion. What would the border have been like? Like the center? I only have this one picture. This has a folk art feel to it.

This picture is not really that great but the quilt has a very interesting design.

I have many more pictures and will post some more later.

It is a rainy, dreary day here in Southern California. Either a good Saturday to go up to my sewing room or go to the grocery store and come home and cook some nice warm soup. Maybe do both!

My Favorite Antique CQ's

I regularly search on Ebay for antique CQ's and send the links to a few Internet Crazy Quilt mail lists that I belong to. Over the years, I have saved many photos of my favorites. I thought that I would post some of them for your enjoyment!

This fan quilt is one that I would like to do myself. I have started it several times but each time, I have been unhappy with my pattern and fabric selection. I will hopefully do it one day. Isn't it fabulous?

This is the inspiration for my 2012 CQ that I am currently working on. It really doesn't look much like mine except that it is on point and my border is designed like this. I also am thinking of doing my initials in the middle.

I do love the simplicity and graphic look of this CQ.

This, on the other hand, is not simple but I love the graphic nature of it.

The stitching is quite primitive but the design of the quilt makes up for it.

Isn't this amazing. It was on Ebay very recently. I never did see if it sold. I could see it selling for several thousand dollars. I don't know if it did.

Wow!

I will post more of my favorite CQ's later. Now I am off to my sewing room. I just got re-inspired!