Want a unique, personalized, and creative way to commemorate births, birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, and more? Create a basic foundation-pieced block by machine with fabrics representing any one of the 12 months gemstones and flowers, then embellish it by hand with style your style, the style of those you love, or the style of the recipient. How much embellishment? Let s count the ways In addition to using many different fabrics, Crazy Patchwork encourages the use of laces, buttons, beads, charms, trinkets, jewelry, and more to make one-of-a-kind quilts everyone will adore. The sky s the limit on the versatility of this easy-to-make crazy patchwork quilt project. Want something different? Follow the directions to make a pillow, mantle scarf, or block suitable for framing and gifting. Alice Wilhoit has taught quiltmaking for 20 years, and was inspired to write this book for her favorite students beginners to give them a personalized start in creating their own works of art. The mother of seven grown children and grandmother to six, she lives with her husband, Bill, in McKinney, Texas.