Category: Crazy Shortcut Quilts Book

  • New Quilt Pics!

    Stella made her fourth Crazy Shortcut Quilt! On this one, she writes: I have shown the back as it has a rather lovely fabric with ‘wols’ (owls) on it. I went a bit over the top and added two more designs which I knew she would like. One of the seaside to remind her where…

  • Quilt Pics from Linda & Christine

    Christine made this bright and lovely Crazy Shortcut Quilt. She had emailed me a while back asking how to handle some oddly cut fat quarters and I gave her my best suggestion: use them as they are (badly cut, very uneven sizes) and trim the quilted blocks to a uniform size. This is something I’ve…

  • Michelle Made the Jelly Roll Quilt!

    Michelle and Joan are about the two most prolific Crazy Shortcut Quilters that I know, besides Sarah and myself and I love the fact that each of them sends me photos!! This is Michelle’s version of the Jelly Roll Red & White Quilt that I made (video here) and I just love her soft colors.…

  • More Quilts!

    I love to receive photos in my email!! Angie in Canada sent me these of her quilt, and she blogged about it! Diane B in Eugene Oregon posted her quilt to her blog and sent photos of her pink quilt and this note: First of all, I have had your book for ages just kept…

  • Borrow Crazy Shortcut Quilts Book from Amazon.com!

    If you have a Prime Membership to Amazon.com you can borrow our book, Crazy Shortcut Quilts, for free!! Download the sample to your Kindle (or Kindle for PC app, or Kindle for iPad app) and you’ll be offered the chance to borrow the book – then start reading!! Again – you must have a Prime…

  • Stella’s Quilts and Story

    Stella sent me photos of three quilts and a story about one of them. Her first email had the words that I love to hear: Hope they are useful and will add to your web site if you can use them. All have glaring mistakes but I love each one mistakes and all. I just…

  • Crazy Shortcut Quilt Stories!

    My friend Sara, in Abu Dhabi, made a childs tee shirts quilt. Sara has made so many CSQ quilts that I think she can make them in her sleep!! Here’s the story on her newest quilt: My sister was visiting and brought with her her children old tee shirts and asked me to put it…

  • Quilt Photos!

    I have a great email from Amy Palmer Henry, showing off her second Crazy Shortcut Quilt! Amy said that this one features a zigzag stitch, but she’s just gotten a new sewing machine with tons of decorative stitches and they sky’s the limit for her next quilts 🙂 Almost immediately an email came in from…

  • A New Quilt Design

    Hi Quilters, we found some quilt inspiration on YouTube! This quilt was inspired by a video that I watched on YouTube and that I talked my daughter Sarah into making. She loved it so much that she made about five different tops! Check back here regularly because I’ll be playing with new designs on the…

  • A Whole Lotta Crazy Shortcut Quilts!

    Ok, I had some setbacks and I didn’t finish a quilt, but I have a list of quilters who did!! Hurray for them! Judy of KS sent this one, Derek’s Quilt made with Teenage Ninja Turtle Fabric!   Amanda made these two as Christmas presents: Sara from Abu Dhabi made a RolyPoly and Marie Bartels…