Thursday, August 29, 2019

improv finish

In October 2017, I had the opportunity to take a class in improv from Michelle Wilke from Factotum of  Arts.   I created a whole bunch of blocks in the class and they hung out on my design wall for awhile  (like over a year!)


Once I assembled the quilt top (of which I can't seem to find a single photo pre-quilting), it sat again for months until I was ready to quilt.  I decided on a mixture of hand quilting and walking foot quilting.

The result?



Yummy texture!



I used a several different threads while quilting - some from Superior Threads, some from Aurifil along with Sulky for the hand quilting.


The quilt finishes roughly 24'' x 17''.

Have a wonderful day! Patty

15 comments:

  1. I enjoyed seeing how you put all those different blocks together, Patty! The quilting is wonderful, too. I really like the addition of the hand quilting in contrasting colors!

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  2. Wow!! I really like this one and all the details you added to it!!

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  3. I love this and all the different styles of quilting really work! Congrats on the finish!

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  4. Love the contrast between the blocks on the design wall and the finished piece. the contrast colour really highlights the different blocks. One lovely piece!!!

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  5. Love the way this went together. I particularly like the hand quilting you added. It creates definition that is not possible with machine stitching.

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  6. Love it. So many gorgeous stitching details

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  7. Very nice! I also have blocks hanging out on my design wall for months. Congratulations on getting this one done!

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  8. I, ttoo, like the addition of the hand quilting. It’s fantastic!

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  9. Interesting effect of doing both machine and hand quilting. I like it!

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  10. This is beautiful - worth the wait when it turns out so wonderfully!

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  11. Wow! This is so cool. I love all of the texture you created.

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  12. Hi Patty, I really love the hand and machine quilting on your improv piece. It's really effective!

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  13. Nice composition in a great color combination. Enjoy your finish! xo Melanie

    www.mellmeyer.de

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  14. It looks great. Kudos on finished an UFO.

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  15. Such a contrast between this project and your last project. Black and white versus bold colors, very precise versus the improve blocks. Congrats on two great finishes.

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