improvisation

Free form curve cushions from Luna Lovequilts

Last finishes of the year !
Dernières réalisations de l'année !

Last october I shared in this blog post a few blocks using free form curves. Three of them were small tops of the size of cushion covers.

En octobre dernier, j'avais partagé dans cet article de blog quelques blocs avec des courbes libres. Trois d'entre eux était des petits tops de la taille de housses de coussin.

I decided to finish them before tackling the quilting on two small wall hangings that are waiting on the pile.
J'ai décidé de les terminer avant de m'occuper de ...

added by Sophie Zaugg 5 years, 6 months ago. under cushion (coussin) , improvisation , machine quilting , small project

A "No Apologies" Tutorial for Improv Paper Pieced Log Cabin Triangle Quilts from Gefilte Quilt

When I started this quilt, the idea was to make a rainbow-colored 6-pointed star. I hoped to create a pattern people might use to make a wedding canopy, among other things. The most relaxing way to do that, I figured, would be to start with log cabin triangles.

So what you see in the central area of this quilt are a whole lot of log cabin pieced triangles - each center piece is light, and the three "logs" around it are darker. You're also seeing blocks I call "water lilies" - from left to right, the oddball orange, pink and purple ...

added by Cathy Perlmutter 5 years, 6 months ago. under chuppah , gifts , improvisation , jewish , judaica , log cabin , modern , modern quilt , modern quilting , quilt pattern , solid fabric , wedding quilt

Going Around with Modern Improv Paper-Pieced Log Cabin Triangle Quilts from Gefilte Quilt

Here are the projects that have consumed me in recent weeks. The first started out as this pyramid of 11 hexagon-shaped formations that I call kaleidoscopes:

I finished it just like that, with the pyramid shape and a dark grey binding. I hoped it was done, right up to the moment that it occurred to me that if I turned the thing upside down, and added another kaleidoscopic formation to the bottom.....

...it would become an exclamation point!

I love punctuation, so I stitched that "dot" to the bottom. The dot has quilted 60 degree triangles popping out from the ...

added by Cathy Perlmutter 5 years, 6 months ago. under gifts , improvisation , modern , modern quilt , modern quilting , quilt pattern , solid fabric

Teaching Improv and Curves from Luna Lovequilts

I spoke about it in several blog posts since the beginning of the year ... And at last, it happened ! I teached my two day class about Improvisation last Friday and Saturday.

J'en ai parlé dans plusieurs articles depuis le début de l'année ... Et c'est enfin arrivé ! J'ai donné mon cours d'improvisation sur deux jours vendredi et samedi derniers.

Curaçao quilt

Ten participants worked on the four different motifs I used in my Curaçao quilt and my four mini quilts.
Dix participantes ont travaillé sur les quatre motifs que j'ai utilisés dans mon quilt Curaçao ...

added by Sophie Zaugg 5 years, 7 months ago. under improvisation , teaching

Sample blocks and more from Luna Lovequilts

November is just around the corner and this week I had in my calendar to prepare my upcoming Improv class.
Novembre approche à grands pas et, cette semaine, j'avais mis au planning de préparer mon cours Improvisation.

My intention was to make sample blocks that I thought would be useful for understanding the assembly process.

Mon intention était de réaliser des blocs de démonstration, que je pensais être utiles pour comprendre l'étape d'assemblage.

Still on track ...
Encore sur les rails ...

I tried a colour combination I had in mind for a while and started to deviate from ...

added by Sophie Zaugg 5 years, 9 months ago. under improvisation , teaching , work in progress

Freedom from Sewn With Curves

How the year has flown by. I didn't believe adults when I was younger telling me that time just flies by as you get older but I am a believer. Now that I am 40, I can only imagine how quickly things will happen. Fingers crossed that I am ready for it.

I lost my sewing mojo for a while, hence the lack of posts in recent months. This was the first time in years that I didn't sew everyone's Christmas presents. I have decided to not put any stress on myself for any reason to finish ...

added by Yanick B. 9 years, 2 months ago. under afro , bag , charlie harper , economy block , gnomes , houndstooth , improvisation , juki tl2010 , log cabin , michael miller challenge , paper piecing , pouch , quiltcon , rainbows , star

Recent Echoes Quilts from Traveling Quilter

Echoes quilts is a term I use for quilts made from leftover fabrics from earlier quilts. Echoes quilts are donated to charity.

A is for Angela II

Created partly from leftovers of A is for Angela, made a few years ago.

Based on Craftsy class Dot to Dot Quilting. Quilt to be donated to Stanislaus Family Justice Center.

42" square

Completed 9/1/2015

Original A is for Angela

For daughter of coworker Margarita A.

Completed December 2011

Guitars

Improv quilt created partly from leftovers of Larry, made a few years ago.

Quilt to be donated to local agency.

45 ...

added by auntdebbiequilts 9 years, 7 months ago. under charity quilt , color , design , echoes , improvisation , scraps , stash , theme print

Quilt Finishes from Traveling Quilter

Here are some quilts I've finished in the past few months.

Sew, How Do You Take Your Tea?

For retiring co-worker Karen L.

Original design

59" square

Completed 7/8/2015

Inspiration ideas provided by Karen: purple, royal blue, mauve, quilts and tea. Karen hopes to learn to quilt, and the quilt's title is a deliberate pun, combining sewing and tea.

Improv - Aqua Room
Pieced improvisationally. Color combo inspiration came from an aqua room seen on Pinterest. Completely from scraps. Free motion quilted.

20" x 25"

Completed 8/21/2015
Inspiration image: http://www.notjustahousewife.net/2011/12 ...

added by auntdebbiequilts 9 years, 8 months ago. under charity quilt , design , improvisation , inspiration , scraps , stash

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