Lots of snow here in Lancaster this past week!
I had started a new Improv quilt awhile ago
and just recently finished.
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I have strips, squares, rectangles and pieces of
various fabrics. Some are from my hand dyes,
some are treasured pieces that I bought years
ago and some are new. There is also a touch
of batiks.
What I enjoy most about making Improv quilts
is the process itself.
There are no rules, no boundaries or measuring
pieces.
And best of all - you don't have to match seams!
There is no pattern to work from - It is intuitively
pieced - You make the choices of fabric and
shapes as you go.
I cut on angles or just straight. On some pieces
that are cut straight; I make just a slight curve
while I'm sewing. It makes for an interesting effect.
To me, intuitively pieced quilts are playful and fun!
Anything goes!
I do like to color coordinate - otherwise it can look
too harsh and busy on the eye. It has a certain
amount of harmony
White or a lighter color fabric will also show off some
of the odd angles and also give the eye a resting place.
Improv quilts do not have to have angled seams
you can also add straight cuts and circular.
The result is an abstract looking quilt!
Don't have a lot of scraps?
Most of us quilters have remnants from other quilting projects.
Cut them into strips or large squares.
I had a lot of left over cuts so I made this
Table Mat to match.
For both the quilt and the table mat I used
DMC threads for the Big stitch quilting.
I was inspired years ago by Nancy Crow Gwen Marston
Freddy Moran!
(These are for sale in my Etsy shop)
Happy Quilting!
