Wednesday, January 31, 2018

The Lost Hours


Every Friday night is movie night.  My daughter joins me in my sewing studio turns on the DVD - always one with lots of music.  She watches, I sew and we sing along.

Last Friday, I pulled out my improv project and placed all the blocks on the design wall.  And before I knew it, the movie credits were rolling and two hours had passed!

Hours lost in the sewing room - the very best kind.

I managed to make several new blocks = this was my favorite block from Friday.  Sewing together small pieces of fabric to smaller pieces of fabric - such fun.  This block is 6 1/2 '' wide by 5 '' tall.



My favorite block is sitting on the upper right corner of my design wall layout. I'm not really sure where I am headed with this yet.  I'm loving my fabrics (also used them here).


I started this project in October in an Improvisational: Shapes + Lines class taught by Michelle Wilke.  I love Michelle's work and it was really great to learn from her.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

13 comments:

  1. That sounds like so much fun! Does she sew with you too? I've never heard of improvisational quilting. Very creative!

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  2. How fun is that! Love those improv blocks.

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  3. 'Love those improv blocks, and the colors. Looking forward to seeing the quilt all finished.

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  4. What a fabulous quilt!!! Modern art at it's best!!!

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  5. What a fun tradition to craft by! Great daughter-time, too!

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  6. Movies and sewing sound like fun! My favs are the drunkards path blocks forming the circle.

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  7. OH how fun! Love the idea of "lost hours"! Maybe that's the name of the quilt?!?!

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  8. I love your improv blocks and the palette you chose. Your Friday nights look like fun !

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  9. Oooo - I love those blocks that look like cat eyes. :)

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  10. Love the colors and the improv blocks are fun. The girls night sounds amazing!

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  11. I love these, with all of the different piecing shapes and the mustard/blue combo.

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  12. That sounds like the best kind of time in your sewing room and with your daughter. It will be fun to see what this evolves to become.

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