Sometimes it’s best to stop everything and indulge in a little fabric play. My teeny tiny crumb scraps beguiled me with their miniature, boxy ways.
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Cutting and sewing ruler-free just doesn’t feel good right now. Perhaps it’s because my life has been a bit freeform for much too long. I miss strong rhythms that work for us to shape and support our days.
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After reflecting on the quilts that capture moments of Eleni’s story, I felt inspired to start something new to reflect this time of transition in our lives. The immigrant experience sets everything topsy turvy.
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When I make a quilt like this, I become more free to be myself. I choose to put myself out there in a tangible way. It takes courage to even try to make something that embodies strong feelings…
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When we first told our family about our dream to relocate overseas, their response was shock, confusion, skepticism and deeply hurt feelings. It was one of the only times in my life that I wondered if being honest was best.
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It looks like I’ve finished three quilts so far this year, but this one is definitely my favorite. It was such fun to make, from start to finish. What made it so? Let us count its delightful ways.
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The Cross block is an improv patchwork classic. It’s easy to sew and super scrap-friendly. If you’re new to improv piecing start here! There are just enough decisions to feel free and relaxing, but never overwhelming.
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Have you heard of magic numbers? It’s a fun little phrase that, when applied to patchwork, means something quite simple. When you want to make an improv-style quilt with blocks in a variety of sizes, magic numbers are your friend.
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Isn't it funny how we put off hard things as if that will help? As if they'll get easier or disappear? And I don't want this to disappear. I feel I'm working on the edge of my capabilities. That's a good thing, even if it is a bit uncomfortable.
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Progress, I've made progress! After creating a few more elements of my Brave quilt, I'm feeling better about it now. I think adding more shapes and repeating colors helps it to feel less tentative.
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Satisfaction is not entirely my reaction to this quilt so far. More like apprehension. Amy I getting the concept right? Are the fabrics spot on? And, really, where am I going next? Haha.
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Yesterday I started it, my Brave quilt. It's funny how nervous I am about this one. It's inspired by Sara Bareilles' song, which flooded into my consciousness a few months ago in a big way.
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All finished! This is Inside Out Cabin, an improv quilt made mostly without rulers, quilted by Emerson Quilting and inspired by the sixth score of The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters
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I absolutely loved piecing this quilt top! It felt so wild and free to jump in with these pieced scraps and see where it all took me.
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I planned to puzzle together all the greens in a vibrant ode to spring! Green is spring and butterflies are such a spring joy. The idea felt perfect in April.
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One of the things I love about patchwork in general is that "mistakes" often add character. Cut wrong? Sew wrong?
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The next score from Sherri Lynn Wood's The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters has been on my mind since the new year.
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I have a lot of pink scraps! Lucky me, because Ara Jane asked for pink/brown/cream bee blocks this month. It feels so good to be sewing from scraps again. I think my scraps missed me...
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