You’ve probably heard me say to my students before that nothing you make in class has to be anything. You can just play for the sake of playing! Honestly, that was my intent for these blocks. Make a few to test then demo the technique and that’s it. But I’m in love, I’m in love and I don’t care who hears it!
After 5 blocks I was making eyes at them. After 10 blocks I believed that I was in like like with them. After 15 I was flirting. And by 20 I was ready to have their baby. Well, at least commit to making 80 more blocks to make a decent sized quilt.
These are the improv square in a square blocks I made during the last Quilters Playcation Playdate. Sure, I’ve already made a big quilt top with the same technique. This time I was exploring a different scale. And next time (there will probably be a next time) I will explore an even different scale.
The whole thing is a colour story I’ve not really played with before: Yellow/orange/coral with blue/turquoise. I really love the interplay of warm/cool as I make the blocks. Exploring value is also quite interesting in these blocks. I want to do that a little more as I make the last half of the blocks. It will make the final layout of the quilt top very dynamic.
My initial thought was to only use each fabric in one set of blocks but even my stash is not that deep. We’ll see how that plays out.
There is no rush with this quilt. I make a set of blocks in about an hour, puttering around my sewing room in the evenings. Eventually I will have 100 blocks. No matter what, it will be time well played.