I spent March, April and May creating lots of FUN improv blocks... All of the fabrics are hand dyes I found at the bottom of the scrap bin: 3 1/2 inch blocks 4 inch random strip blocks 4 inch floating triangle blocks Wonky flying geese blocks 4 inch criss cross blocks There were lots of small bits of hand dyes at the bottom of the scrap bin, so I pieced them together into long strips... Then I inserted the pieced strips into random strip units It was great FUN putting all of the improv blocks together... I added lots of non-pieced solid strips to quiet down the composition... Improv piecing gets busy very quickly... the solid strips give the eye a place to rest. The bright borders help to lighten up a somewhat dark composition... At this point it measures approximately 48 inches square... there are more improv blocks on the work table. It may be awhile before I can get back to this... Hay Season has begun here in Western Oregon: Mowing.....Raking.....Baling This hay is our winter feed supply for the cattle... I won't hear the sweet hum of my sewing machine... I will be behind the wheel of this little beauty... Happy Summer! CLICK HERE to view all improv posts CLICK HERE to view all farm posts CLICK HERE: to see My Quilts May Your Bobbin Always Be Full, LuAnn
“Improv is spontaneous, and therefore repetition is impossible. The imperfect lines and unusual patterns used in improv are created on the fly and any attempt to cut and sew them again in the exact same way would be impossible.” -Teresa Duryea Wong The history of improv quilting is complicated. Though improv was popul
After completing my little Interlude participating in Nicholas/@quiltsfromtheattic's Improv Triangle Sewalong, I was totally up for some more improv. So I grabbed my copy of Inspiring Improv and settl
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The good news is that the first mini from my series of four mini-swaps arrived: a delectible circle of houses from Diana in Virginia for the Kaffe Fasset Mini Quilt Swap. [I’m sending out *th…
In celebration of Sonia Delaunay getting her first retrospective in the UK, I thought I’d do a blog post on her. Don’t you just love the colours on this! I could totally see this in a h…
Susan J Lapham works improvisationally creating intricate quilts that are inspired by her experiences and family.
I have been slowly working on the finishing touches of this improv project. This one was actually the first in the series of Over The Limit. I liked the colorway of the second one so much that I finished it first. This one is bigger and measures at 40 X 40. I also like the quilting on this one much better. I knew when I put this one on the longarm that it required more than echos of the piecing like I had done with the orange and blue version. I began with what I knew in the upper right corner and that was to echo the fabric design. Then I moved to the middle right block (the light green one) and did my spiky swirls. I liked how things were going but I had run out of things to quilt and headed to the internet for multiple searches for ideas. I found lots of great art quilts and started doing a bit of doodling. I then changed the designs up a bit and made them my own. In the end I came up with a few things that I made up entirely. Close up of some of the quilting designs that came up with. I think the swirls with the lines of wonkey parallel quilting in the two purple areas are my favorite designs, followed by the bubbles and the flowing parallel lines in the darker turquoise area. This quilt really spoke to me during the design process and I did do some sessions with Jack The Ripper but not too much.
I think we can all agree that Covid has taught us things about ourselves. Some of those things we never really wanted to learn. For example, I see now that no matter what is happening in the world,…
Learn everything you'd like to know about getting started with improv quilting with our comprehensive guide.
Susan J Lapham works improvisationally creating intricate quilts that are inspired by her experiences and family.
My Modern Jelly Roll Race Quilt Tutorial Jelly Roll Race quilts are a favorite fast & easy quilt to make. I decided to make a jelly roll quilt as a gift for a dear friend. I started by reviewing the tutorials on Youtube by the Missouri Quilt Company because it had been awhile since I […]
Photo 11 of 11 in Architecture Improv. Browse inspirational photos of modern homes. From midcentury modern to prefab housing and renovations, these stylish spaces suit every taste.
Over the years, I have made several quilts using the flying geese unit. I think the obsession started in Nancy Crow’s Workshop called Sets and Variables. We were to select a motif to work with. I w…
I don't know about you, but I miss seeing and visiting with all of my friends in the quilting community. We have always known that quilting is just a vehicle to hang out with friends while we learn new things, but now that has become abundantly clear! I'm thankful for social media, emails, and texts
& still it grows...
Artist Statement: At the time I was making this quilt there was a rage for watercolor quilts. I had fun taking my seven inch squares and arranging them as a blended distribution from light to dark. The result is this indigo dyed collection, quilted in a pattern known as "Seven Treasures."
It's Week 2 of the 30 Days of Improv Quilt Along and this week it's all about quilt play with polygons and includes squares!
bold color. geometric design. inspiration.
Through careful consideration of color, light and narrative, French photographer Charlotte Lapalus creates scenes heavy with atmosphere.
Create a quilt using any theme, but use text as a background element, not as the main design feature. Any technique. Size: 36 X 52” (+-1”), vertical format. Quilts due at the MarQ March 2018 meetin…
Leslie Tucker Jenison is a contemporary quilt maker and fabric design artist who is inspired by her world and experiences.
Otto Freundlich (German, 1878-1943), Chartres, 1936. Oil on board, 42.5 x 26.5 cm.
Maria Shell workshop schedule for Spring 2021 including Riffing on Tradition, Circle & Curve Sampler, ON the GRID, and Linear Blocks.
"Electric Faerie of the Getty Garden" by Shelia Frampton Cooper was in the "Good for You" exhibit at Houston 2011.
Welcome to the Oceania Collection Blog Hop! SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) has an auction of art quilts every year, and this year the ...
The largest quilt show on this side of the country hits Hampton in four days and promises, as it has for the last quarter-century, to be a barn-burner.
