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| Purple strip on the left new, plus yellow/green border all around. |
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| New improv/wonky Flying Geese border on the right. |
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| Border in solids added all around. |
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| Four rows of small improv blocks with yellow/green strips between blocks from this to.... |
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| ...this, strips of yellow/green between each row. |
Hello Quilt Friends! Happy fall! The rain has cleared and we are off to a sunny fall day.
Some progress to report on my small quilts to be used as table toppers, mug rugs etc. for gifts for the up coming holidays.
I'm having fun piecing improv/wonky/liberated borders. Many quilters prefer to use the word wonky or liberated instead of improv and I can understand that. Some improv quilters have made improv to be a very complicated process maybe because they are trying to sell their book as well as their particular method of improv.
Which is just fine but it can add a little confusion.
Gwen Marston in her books, Liberated Quiltmaking ll and Liberated Medallion Quilts, both published by American Quilters Society, cuts through the fog and explains that liberated quilt making has actually been going on for a long time and it's not as difficult as you might be led to believe. Gwen left us with many excellent quilts and books to document her thinking and we are all indebted to her. Thank you Gwen.
Also visit Audrey to see her fabulous liberated piecing projects. A couple of her quilts were chosen to be on display at the New England Quilt Museum now showing a fine selection of Gwen Marston Quilts.
Now back to liberated scrappy, piecing.
Have a wonderful day and I'll be by to visit.
I like this idea of yours making small pieces showcasing liberated quilting!
ReplyDeleteLike embroidery stitches, quilting techniques can have many names. Is there a right or wrong? It doesn’t really matter to me, but if you are to publish a book or a style of your own n I guess you want to be associated with a particular name.
ReplyDeleteWhatever, you have learned a lot from your favorite authors and I am glad you pay tribute to them for their work.
I love the wonky flying geese in the border - free spirited birds that steer off course a bit.
You are so great with colors - the purple add a lot of style.
Appreciate the mention of Gwen and I totally agree - her words, quilts, and books are freeing and inspiring. What a gift she was.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the shout-out Janie! I loved Gwens works. She was such a wonderful inspiration. Looks like you're having a great time with the improv.!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't agree more about improv - it really doesn't need to be complicated. Liberated is a lovely word and a lovely idea/approach.
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