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Crazy Victorian Patchwork - EXTREME Scrap-busting & Rampant Creativity

Shannon Makes

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The Victorian style of crazy quilting produces such unique and interesting results that I knew I had to try it out - and it was the perfect sewing project for working on in bits and spurts. It travels well, you can stitch away on it when you have just a few spare moments, and all you need are some fabric scraps and a bit of embroidery thread (which I have historically found at the thrift store for some killer prices)!

This was originally meant to be a knitting bag, and while it IS currently holding my knitting supplies, I have since fallen in love with a design that is perhaps a bit better suited for a knitting bag, so that will probably be made next, since the upcoming weeks will be filled with lots of knitting!

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20 Comments

@ShannonMakes Creator 2 years ago (edited) Pinned

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@carolegreathouse7418 1 year ago

My grandmother made a full-sized crazy quilt out of wool and flannel fabric pieces back in the early 1950's. Sadly, she was killed in a car accident and never got to embellish each patch with embroidery. I inherited the quilt and carefully stored it until recently (75 years later). I've been working on it the past three months and have almost finished the embroidery of each patch while resting from cancer treatments. When I finish it, I intend to put a flannel backing on it and a binding around the outer edges. I know Grandma would be thrilled to see how special her crazy quilt looks!

@misstweetypie1 2 years ago

The irony of the bag with a tag saying “the solution to pollution”, in perfect condition, unused, in the trash.

@xingcat 2 years ago

I had a terrible, awful Great Aunt who was the meanest lady you've ever met, but was an incredible seamstress. She used to make crazy quilts with her scraps and give them to people, and they are absolutely gorgeous. I'd love to say that looking at them brought back fond memories of a lovely relative, but at least they were pretty!

@leenoah1505 2 years ago

Queen Lili’uokalani, Hawaii's last queen, made a lovely crazy quilt during 10 months of house arrest. I encourage everyone to look up photos. Her stitching is so beautiful and there is so much history in the piece. 💗 Thanks for the great video!

@bunnydontlikeu 2 years ago

So i make clothes out of scraps like this and sell them. Skirts are the most popular item. I find scrap quilting so beautiful

@juliemeanor6531 2 years ago

Beautiful work. You are doing exactly what women of the past did. They made it up as they went along. You don’t have to follow a prescribed stitch pattern. Make it up and enjoy the results. Positively is the key , don’t put yourself down for winging it. That is the way it done. ❤ keep going!.

@sweetlorikeet 2 years ago

The amount of precision required for more conventional quilting puts me off, but as a compulsive hoarder of tiny bits of fabric and general enjoyer of hand-sewing this really speaks to me.

@HeidiBuss-c7l 2 years ago

I was in High School during the early 1970’s. I saw a very tall and thin boy wearing patchwork pants. His mother made the pants. We dated for a year. We went our separate ways.

@sassy2086 2 years ago

As a child, I was sick a lot and spent many days in bed under a patchwork quilt! I enjoyed feeling the different textures of the fabrics! Thank you for bringing this all back to my memory!!!

@roylenz4546 11 days ago

I hope you see this comment. I know this video is older, but I'm using my husband's account so please ignore the picture. But I am very new to embroidery, and i find myself sometimes wanting to just have fun. And the fact that you're just winging stitches, i really needed to see this, so thank you. Because you gave me the confidence to just do it. Thank you!

@batamidulskylittle428 2 years ago

I’ve have a lovely, somewhat fragile, Victorian crazy quilt adorning my walls for literally decades and only just now found out that I’ve ALWAYS wanted to make one. Gee thanks Shannon :)

@PizzaBewithYoo 2 years ago

My great grandmother made a couple of crazy quilts in the 1910s. When my mom passed away, I was sure they disappeared in the estate sale—but they DIDN’T!!!! My sister has them! Whew! They’re amazing.

@funkypunkypine 2 years ago

She thinks SHE'S a hoarder.....hold my beer, dear lady. (Also, AMAZING project! I am so inspired!)

@shibuhashim6815 2 years ago

Oh. My. Dear. Lord.
THIS concept is absolutely magical. To create A MASTERPIECE from scraps and thread.
AN HEIRLOOM.
To be passed down the generations.
I must, mustn't I ⁉️

@lestrada1351 2 years ago

Anyone else ever see the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers? Millie's quilted skirt!! I have been obsessed with it since i was a child

@nettie607 2 years ago

Last year a friend gave me all of the scraps from the old sewing classroom from his school. Sadly, they have discontinued the sewing class. But I was given bins of fabric scraps, ribbons, and buttons. I started a crazy quilt, and worked on it religiously for 3-4 months, and then set it aside for other crafts. You have inspired me to get it out again and set to work. I may leave the concept of a full-size quilt, and go for a lovely robe. Thank you, Shannon for what you do! I love how, like so many of us, you make do with what you have or can find.

@morrowdimtindomiel 2 years ago

You have excellent timing. I just brought home 60+ decades of fabric a scraps from my late grandmother. While some of that fabric will go into completing the 50-odd unfinished quilts that were mixed in, there is plenty to spare. Once I get past Thanksgiving, I will dig in and see what looks like fun to share, which was my plan all along. I will keep in mind to look for a handful of warm, cool, and bright options.

@joiedevivre2005 2 years ago (edited)

I have a ton of scraps from various sewing projects. You've inspired me to (finally) make a crazy patchwork skirt (with the fancy stitching) out of the more autumnal colors. I'll happily send you some of my scraps too! What a cool project!

@ENK231 2 years ago

I hand quilted two quilts in the last month because it was a very stressful month. Quilting and audiobooks were my happy place. I’m happy I found you.