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| Nicholas Ball shares his take on improv quilt design. |
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| See the same sunflowers next to each other on the 2 logcabin strips?? Sunflowers too close for my liking. |
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| Here is the new version I repieced. I took out the 'log' with the repeat sunflower and replaced it with a dark print. |
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| This section in Nick's book, Part Two Practice, is my favorite, I love the color combinations. |
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| Here are some backing fabrics I'm considering. The 4 Improv Log Cabin Blocks small quilt will be approx 18" x 18". Just right for sitting on a table. |
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| My hand quilting progress on my Snowball Blocks with Sawtooth Borders Quilt. |
Hello Quilt Friends!!
Sun and clouds here with warmer temperatures, a relief after rain for several days.
We welcomed a new grand daughter into our family, children are a miracle and a precious gift.
This week I checked out Nicholas Balls book Inspiring Improv from my local library and it was a good read and yes, inspiring! My favorite part in the book is Part Two Practice where he gets into what he calls The Techniques. His very practical guide to improv piecing is easy to understand and implement. Excellent book for improv quilt design and piecing.
The last couple of weeks have been slow in project progress but I did get a piecing repair/replacement done on my new 4 Improv Log Cabin Blocks quilt done. I had pieced 2 "logs" next to each other that had the same sunflower on both pieces, too close for me. So I unpicked and restitched the "logs" back together replacing the repeat sunflower with a dark print and now the design flows.
And I'm currently hand quilting 2 quilts. I've finished hand quilting the center medallion in my HST Medallion in Red with Borders quilt. Now to start the borders!
And I'm slowly hand quilting my Snowball Blocks with Improv Sawtooth Borders. I'm in no hurry, my hands need a few days break between hand quilting days.
That's the quilt news from the valley, where we are enjoying the winter and the new year.
I'll be by to visit.