Hi - I haven't made any crazy quilts but I did see a quilt made out of tea bags at a recent quilt show in Oakland,CA. It was really well done and very cute!

I've seen quite a few quilts recently with old Nintendo games as the theme. They've look pixelated and are great reminders of the early days of video games.

I love t-shirt quilts...not so crazy, but I'm sure someone thought so. I also really like the selvedge edge patch-work I've seen online recently! all that "waste" is so pretty!

I make geeky video game quilts - Galaga, Mario, Zelda, Pole Position so far. My latest one should be done tomorrow.

http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/category/video-game-quilts/

They are a fun break from the flowers and modern prints.

I make geeky video game quilts - Galaga, Mario, Zelda, Pole Position so far. My latest one should be done tomorrow.

http://carolinapatchworks.com/blog/category/video-game-quilts/

They are a fun break from the flowers and modern prints.

The most unusual quilt I have ever seen was at a quilt show a few years back. It was a huge sphere that looked like the earth. I also like going to Amish quilt shows, such talent.
Love the comic book quilt.

That robot quilt that Annie Smith made for her husband was pretty crazy.

I remember at our local quilt show one year, the best of show went to a little quilt that laid horizontally with a hand made doll in a swimsuit reclining on top with a beach umbrella. It was really quite unique and fun!

Now I crazy quilt - but its the "victorian" style of quilt, so I don't think thats what you are looking for. They are fun though, no RULES!!! I like that style quilt more and more.

I do remember a quilt that was vinyl pockets filled each filled with a single color of fabric snippets (yellow, green, etc.) and then strung together with more ribbons. Way back before being "green" was in!

I've never ventured out of my box to make anything other than traditional quilts and unfortunatley don't get to, too many quilt shows so I must lead a pretty boring life....*s*

Hmm nothing out of the ordinary here quilty wise. BUT I did start (and nearly finish) a grandma's flower garden quilt that must have 4000 pieces in it now.. I think thats Crazy!

Lissa

Being a sentimentalist when I think of crazy quilts I think of the one in the movie Stepmom where the mother is has a few months left to live and makes this beautiful crazy quilt cape for her son and a crazy quilt for her daughter into which she works all their memories so when she is gone they will remember her.
Yvonne

Hmm...I seem to remember one of my aunts or grandma having a black velvet and silk crazy quilt. I wonder what ever happened to it? Oh and sign me up for the fat quarter drawing!!!

I love all types of crazy novelty fabrics and am always looking for fun ways to turn them into gifts. I've made 3 stooges pillowcases, breakfast cereal cloth napkins, University of Miami quilts and dolphin purses. It's all good fun and really appreciated by the recipient. What better gift or home accessory than something that personally appeals to the recipient. That comic book material is perfect - who doesn't enjoy comics?

I saw a beautiful vest made out of fabric selvages at the Dallas Quilt show. It was very unique.

cute fabric. Now I just need time to quilt.

Our local quilt guild made a crazy quilt as our raffle quilt a few years ago. We were given baggies with different kinds of fabrics to create a block. The blocks were then given to a group of ladies who did the embellishments and sewed the blocks together.

Oh my goodness, those are cool. My boys would love the quilts that emily posted on her blog. great idea.

I haven't made any crazy quilts myself but I had a roommate in college who did beautiful work. She did the most marvelous embroidery stitches by hand, she tried to tech me but I could only master the stem stitch, the lazy dazy and the french knot. I still think about her quilts and the incredible talent she had.

The best one I've seen was at a quilt show....can't remember if it was Paducah or Houston....but it was block after block of bras!

I thick any little boy or girl that was into super heros would love that quilt-Its amazing how our fabric selections have changed over the years-so many to choose from--it should keep us all quilting for years!

I think this is neat. I grew up reading comic books because my dad owned a barber shop. They bring back great memories.

Thanks for posting this! And I have to say my most "crazy" quilt (besides the works I have made out of plastic bags) is the t-shirt quilt I made for my husband out of his old heavy metal concert shirts!

I haven't made any real crazy quilts yet, but I've seen some interesting quilts at the Pacific International Quilt Show over the years. One was made using garment tissue pattern pieces, hooks & eyelets and other typical sewing notions. Another was made from garment labels and another was a t-shirt quilt that blended in with quilter's cottons so well that you wouldn't know at a glance that these were originally t-shirts. :-)

Free comic book day? My boyfriend would be ecstatic. Actually, he probably already knows... The craziest quilt I have seen is this zelda quilt: http://kotaku.com/gaming/zelda/mom-proves-lovehate-with-zelda-quilt-196158.php

I'd love to win this for my son. Pick me!

Hmmm ... don't know it it qualifies as crazy, but I've made a couple t-shirt quilts in my day, which I included my college track singlet in (which was spandex, and stretchy and I had to have been nuts to sew it in that quilt!)I do have a cat quilt in the works that will definitely end up being considered "crazy" though .... but I'm a crazy cat lady in training! :)

I made my son a quilt with lots of bright green similar to his heroes The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

I haven't made a traditional crazy quilt but I've done the crazy nine-patch a few times. I had fun with this pattern on a pirate I-spy quilt. 6 1/2" blocks of the feature fabrics with a crazy nine-patch alternating. Unfortunately, my three year old cut a V out of the quilt with my sharp scissors as I was sewing on the binding, but I was able to applique a big "X marks the spot" right over the cut :)

My favorite "crazy quilts" are those based upon 16 bit video game graphics. Like this one: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=8805772
Fun stuff!

Love crazypatch quilts have made mens ties into crazypatch cushion, redwork crazypatch wall hanging, wall quilt using Mothers & Grandma's laces,beads, material etc,Receiving some free fabric would be a bonus to me

I have a plan to make a quilt (wall hanging type) with the center block being a copy of the tattoo that is on my left upper arm. The tattoo measures 10"x5". The only thing holding me back is figuring out how to lay my arm down on a scanner to get a good representation of the art! I will be at Spring Market next weekend, Gina, so you can see what I'm talking about.

I'm currently in the process of making a spiderman crib quilt for my grandson who is due in August. My son-in-law will probably keep it for himself, he loves comics and super heros. Would love to add some new fabric to my stash.

one of the oddest quilts I've seen was on Antiques Roadshow - made from the silk bands used on cigars.

Hi
My quilting friends say it is a "crazy"
quilt,I am making now with cows and blue hearts.Otherwise I am doing a crazyquilt wallheng with silkribbons and lots of different embellisments.

What a great quilt idea!! I have an "adopted" soldier in Iraq. He is coming home in July. He loves comic books. What a fabulous idea to make for him as a thank you for serving our country. Can't thank you enough for a unique idea.

Hi, I know I am too late for your draw but I wanted to tell you about a quilt my girlfriends daughter made. Upon finishing school she used her school uniform as backing fabric for her memory quilt. Such a cool way to keep such a drab piece of clothing. The front of the quilt was signed by all students of that year and included her photo in the centre. A fantastic effort.

A very fine way to show one's comic books from the past when growing up.

I have been searching for an idea so I can make a quilt for my 9 year old grandson and I have found it. Thank You

Gina..I was "surfing" and found your quilt...I love the comic book quilt! What a great idea! From reading other comments I found out about video game quilts...I really must come out of my cave...haha One generation had comic books and the next had video games. Isn't it great how quilts designs can incorporate almost anything in our lives? Happy Quilting

Gina...I was "surfing" and found your quilt...I love the comic book quilt! What a great idea! From reading other comments I found out about video game quilts...I really must come out of my cave..haha. one generation had comic books and the next had video games. Isn't it great how quilt designs can incorporate almost anything in our lives? Happy Quilting.......Jodi