Say hello to my latest quilt!
This is the quilt that I started on the second day of the improvisational patchwork class with Denyse Schmidt in July. I think I had maybe nine blocks at the end of the class. I came home and dug through all my stuff, and even took apart a couple of blocks that I had made the first day of class to salvage parts of them, and managed to come up with enough materials for a quilt that ended up being 44.5″ wide by 46″ high. Small, but usable (possibly good for hanging on the wall somewhere?). I didn’t want to introduce any new or different fabrics, and I really wanted to use what I had leftover and/or lying around. It was really hard trimming the blocks so that I could actually get them sewn together. I hated to cut anything off of any of them, but it had to be done!
For the quilting, I drew on a pattern of rectangles that sometimes crossed over between blocks and sometimes stayed within their own little sections of blocks.
For the back, I used scraps from the front and some large pieces of gray to assemble one large block of a similar pattern. The label kind of messes up the effect on the back, but that’s the way that goes! I really love how the quilting looks on the back!
Anyhoo, I’m very happy to have a completely finished and unique improvisational quilt!
One announcement — the other quilt I was binding is now completely finished as well, but I have decided that it’s probably going to be way too obvious who this is for if I post it before I give it away, so that one is going to have to wait. But hopefully not for long!
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your quilt is incredible!
I love love love this quilt. And the label doesn’t mess up the back at all.
I’m taking the DS Advanced Improv in her studio in October and now I’m even more excited than before.
Did I mention that I love this quilt?
What fun it would be to take a class with Denyse Schmidt. Your quilt is absolutely lovely. I love the colors especially the use of the steel blue/gray color with the bright, warm colors. Yummy!
I love this! I love the fun vibe of this quilt and all the fabrics together are gorgeous!
This is truly stunning!
It’s fabulous, Amy — love the fabrics and the randomness of the pattern — and the rectangular quilting us a perfect compliment to the contemporary design. This quilt would be so wonderful displayed on a wall.
This is really beautiful! I love the mix of prints with solid fabrics. And the quilting really pulls the entire piece together. Great job with this one! Looks like your class with Denyse was really really really worth that trip!
Love this! I really like the idea of improvisational quilts – I’m too much a planner and nit-pick every little thing. This would be good for me to get out of my comfort zone!
Thanks for particpating in sew-n-tell! I’m glad to know about your blog! And another AMY!!!
I really like it!
Love your quilt! the balance of solids and prints is great and the quilting is just right!!
This is so pretty. I like how you used a set amount of solids as a foundation for the quilt and then added in the fun prints. This will make the perfect wall quilt!
I love your quilt – it is fabulous!
AWESOME!! OMG!! this is so great! to be honest I didn’t get it in class, too mushy or something…idk … But I love the split block with a strip of pieced work in the middle! Gives it order and consistency… Crazy delicious!
Ive kinda taken august off from sewing and am roaring to go .. this is so inspiring!
of course I love the grey (kona coal)too… that fmf green dotted leaf is so great… I have been on the prowl for it ever since class…
Im so happy for you! Congrats on a job well done! So thrilling!
Amy, this is fabulous! I love it–the solids and the brights are perfect together. You must be so thrilled with it!
i love the quilt. i think it is beautiful. i especially love the back… just a little hint of what you will get on the front. sweet.