I'm very happy to be a part of Kelly's (My Quilt Infatuation) book release Blog Tour for her second quilting book called: Scrappy Improv Quilting. It features Mini Quilts that are easy, quick and gorgeous to make, as well as a great way to use scraps that we accumulate along the way.
I've been doing improv quilting for years and one question I am asked over and over is 'how do you do that', or people say they could never do improv. I'm here to tell you that you can do it! Kelly takes you through step by step using clear and concise (as concise as improv can be!) directions. The mini quilts patterns in this book are a perfect way to 'dip your toes' into improv without a huge commitment.
When Kelly asked if I would participate in the book release I didn't hesitate and said yes right away! Asked to make one of the mini quilts in the book, I immediatly choose Full Spectrum. I love a rainbow and couldn't resist this beauty!
It's no surprise that I used solids for my mini quilt, is it?! I wanted to make it my own with solids and a black background to show that there are alternatives to Kelly's design. FULL SPECTRUM
Full disclosure, this quilt uses a triangle-in-a-square ruler which is used for several of the quilts in this book. The directions are very easy to understand and follow. Once the colorful units are pieced the rest of the blocks go together quickly!
I couldn't wait to start cutting into the improv pieces! This quilt went together quickly and with each step and block the excitement grew!
One thing was certain, I'd be making some thread changes by using all the rainbow colors! And black of course!
The center was the most intense part of my quilting, but it is the center and deserves a little extra pizazz I think!
For the rainbow colors I quilted a geometric design using a coordinating thread. I love this kind of quilting as it nearly always seems to be effective. You know the proof is in the back...
The back shimmers and glows just as much as the front does! It isn't always easy to see on the front which is why I love showing the back view!
There is no denying this quilt has it all! Rainbow colors, amazing design, texture and depth. Kelly knocked it out of the park!
Up, Up, and Away- Sandra @ mmm...quilts!
9/15- Flutter- Rose @ Something Rosemade
Botanics- Diann @ Little Penguin Quilts
9/20- Face the Sun- Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts
Full Spectrum- Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal
Star Spangled- Christine @ Triangles & Squares
Churn, Churn, Churn- Cynthia @ Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework
Shockwave- Anne-Marie @ Stories From the Sewing Room