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Karen takes up crazy-quilting

June 18, 2010 by Denise Felton Leave a Comment

This is Karen Ruane‘s idea of crazy patchwork: sumptuous fabrics and laces, elaborate background stitching, unexpected attachments, tids and tads of tiny stitchery, luxurious seam treatments. Wait…that’s pretty much the definition of traditional crazy-quilting. But this looks nothing like its traditional sisters. See more on Karen’s contemporary embroidery blog.

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