Experimentation in my quilting journey tends to come in small doses between deadlines. My Experimentations Quilt is a result of the #100daysofquiltimprov I did in 2017. While sewing my 100 days project I wanted to explore improv without too many constraints, and on a daily basis. Doing something everyday for 100 days is a great [...]
Improv quilting is a fun and often overwhelming method to piece a quilt. I spent 100 days exploring improv quilting and want to encourage you to explore too! My History Looking around at my quilts and projects I've designed and made, I tend to be a very orderly quilter. I love the sequence and symmetry [...]
I have been quilting and sewing non stop, when I wasn't traveling this last month! I'm really excited to share this finished quilt with you. I have been missing my 100 days project, and have been thinking about incorporating the project into my days again.  Anyway, I have a finished quilt to share! I ordered [...]
Week 11 This entire 100 days of improv, process has been really encouraging to me! It's fun to see what new unit I come up with each day, and often a unit sparks a new idea as I'm stitching. Â This week I shared a finished quilt top, that I hope to quilt [...]
Week 10 This week was just a lot of fun! After "sashing" and trimming down 20-odd blocks, I ran out the solid white I had been consistently using - no problem though, I improvised! I found a couple white fabrics that were close enough, and dove deep into my scrap bin. I love [...]
Week 9 Every week with my #100days seems to be getting better! I'm loving my daily commitment to using scraps and improvising a new unit! You will be glad to know I have sashed and trimmed 24 of the 63 blocks into 12 1/2" squares, using additional white fabric. My plan is to lay out [...]
Week 8 This week I saw the midpoint of my 100 days! I'm really enjoying the improv quilting project, and plan to work toward some quilt tops soon! I think I've been overwhelmed by the number of blocks whenever I get near them, so this week my goal is to sort blocks/units. [...]
Week 7 This week of improv quilting I was largely inspired by Quiltcon, and some of the amazing quilts that came out of the show on Instagram. I had fun playing with the log cabin type blocks, and piecing leftover bits from my cutting mat. My first log cabin, places the black strategically [...]
Week 6 About halfway through the week, I decided that trimming down my blocks to a few specific sizes would be a good thing. I need to pull out all the units, and trim to 6", 9" and 12" so that I can more readily puzzle them together, and think about sizing them [...]
Week 5 The act of sitting down and making a little everyday, has been so nice to embrace! So often I spend my days on the computer and don't get to my sewing machine, but this has forced me to make time. With that I feel more productive on a few other [...]
Week 4 This week I had a lot of fun with the improv piecing! I found myself using scrap pieces a fabric that I found in my scrap bin or on the sewing table from the previous few weeks. I'm always a little surprised by what I find in my scrap bin, I [...]
Week 3 This week I tried a few different things, some more successfully than others. I think that is the part I'm enjoying the most so far, the ability to improv one way, then repurpose the same piece if I don't love it. There's a lot [...]
