ChickenLady Quilts

This photo shows part of my 2nd crazy quilt block, from a few years ago. It took a while to finish the first block, in Christmas colors and fabric, by then I had collected these pretty blue bits of lace and trim, and had learned some basic silk ribbon embroidery stitches. I am very happy with how it turned out.

To the Victorians the word "crazy" not only meant wild, but also broken, or crazed, into splinters; a good description of the look the triangles and odd shapes gave to these quilts.