I am so very excited to introduce you all to several fantastic crazy quilters!
Crazy quilting became popular during the late 1800's. In order to make a crazy quilt, quilters gather several pieces of silks, satins, velvets or any fabric they choose to use and sew pieces of these fabrics onto a muslin foundation. Then they set to work embroidering each seam and adding embellishments along with their thread work. To finish they will set to work adding larger embellishments in the patch areas in between the seam lines. In the end they will have created a magical masterpiece that will be a family heirloom to hand down from generation to generation.
In the quilt shows of today traditional and art quilts are given much glory but it is hard to get the judges to agree that crazy quilts are quilts too! Just because the crazy quilt may not have batting or may not be quilted does not mean they are not quilts. In reality, the crazy quilts are some of the finest "Art Quilts" in the world!
And that is the main objective of this quilt show! To bring awareness to the fact that Crazy Quilts ARE Quilts Too, and they have their own respectful place in the quilting world alongside all of the traditional, art, and modern quilts!! We want our voice heard, so judges listen up... Make room for our quilts in your quilt shows please!
So, grab a cup of tea and sit down for a spell and visit these crazy quilters on their blogs or websites! Take the time to read about how and why they got started crazy quilting. Scroll through their blogs to see past works and open up their galleries on their websites so you can get a full appreciation for the work that they put in to their crazy quilting and to the talent that they hold! They offer so much inspiration that you will surely feel compelled to re-visit their blogs and websites again and again in the future!
The show will run from February 1 through February 15th!
How do you visit these quilters? -- Each quilter will link up at the bottom of this post via a linky platform and all you need to do is click on your desired button and you will be taken to the website of that crazy quilter. When you have visited any of the crazy quilters, come back and click on a different button and be taken to another crazy quilter's site. Continue doing this until you have visited all of the crazy quilter's! They will love and enjoy a visit from you!
Some of the crazy quilters may not link up on the same day so be sure and come back all during the show to visit any of the crazy quilters you may have missed! They will have from February 1 - February 15 at 11:59 p.m., Pacific time, to link up!
This show is strictly for crazy quilters so I would ask that all other quilters refrain from linking up. Let's give the show floor to these talented Crazy Quilters! Thank you so much for understanding.
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We do have something for everyone who comes through this show for the next 2 weeks though... DOOR PRIZES each and every day!! For men and women both...everyone who leaves a comment on this thread for each day of the show, will be entered to win the prizes!
One comment will not do it for the entire show... You will comment on February 1 to be eligible for the door prize on February 1... You will come back on February 2 to leave a second comment to be eligible for the door prize on February 2...and so forth, all the way through February 15th!.... This will keep you coming back to make sure you have not missed a crazy quilter who may have just linked up!
One comment per day,
right here on this very same post...... I will count the comments at midnight for that particular day and enter that number in to Random.org to determine the winner for that day's door prize!
You may comment as many times in a day as you wish and are inspired to, but only your first comment for that particular day will be counted for that day's door prize.
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AND!! That's not all!
19 of these crazy quilters have submitted a crazy quilt creation for the competition part of this show!! And it is up to all of you...men and women alike... To vote on your favorite creation!!
HOW TO VOTE!
You will visit this link -
COMPETITION ALBUM - and then, using this email link, send me an -
EMAIL - with your choice of favorite quilt! Please include the
quilt entry number in the email. One vote per person!
All of the competition creations are in the album and it is closed to new submissions. So take your time and view the quilts over and over before you make your decision! There will not be any additions to the competition album so you need not worry if you will miss any of the competition pieces.
You have until February 22 to send your vote in to me via
EMAIL!
Winners will be announced by February 25th right here on the blog!
AND
Bead Creative with Nancy Eha - 75.00 prize bundle from her shop including her book and a kit to make the spider shown!
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2nd Place Prize!
(double prize bundle)
3rd Place Prize!
(double prize bundle)
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So, please remember to vote for your favorite quilt!! These crazy quilters will surely appreciate the votes!!
And if you would be so kind as to post about the quilt show on your blogs I would be ever so grateful to you!
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Alright, all of you crazy quilters!!
Are you ready to link up so that everyone can come and visit you!!
Use the linky box to link up to a post on your personal blog or to a page on your website!
If you missed the deadline for the competition, you can still link up to your blog or website so that everyone can come and visit you!
If you want to participate but do not have a blog or website please send me an EMAIL with a bio about yourself along with a few photos of your work and I will post them on your very own dedicated page right here on my blog.
Remember!
You have to link up before February 15th in order to be eligible for prizes if you have entered the competition! If you do not link up to your blog with a link back to my blog, you will forfeit any prize you may win.
AND remember! If you missed the deadline for the competition, you can still link up to your blog or website so that everyone can come and visit you!
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Final Door Prizes
2nd Prizes for February 14 & 15
Will be announced with the winners of the competition!
Thank you to everyone who took time to comment every day!! Your comments made the show so fun!! :)
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OK!! Crazy Quilter's! No more talk from me!!
LINK AWAY!!!
