{"id":3265,"date":"2016-04-27T15:09:32","date_gmt":"2016-04-27T22:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=3265"},"modified":"2016-04-27T15:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-04-27T22:09:32","slug":"in-the-mood-for-improv-2016-04-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2016\/04\/27\/in-the-mood-for-improv-2016-04-27\/","title":{"rendered":"In the mood for Improv – 2016.04.27"},"content":{"rendered":"

In December, the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG) announced a new fabric challenge<\/a>.\u00a0 I signed up for the free black & white Sashing Stash fabric, which I received in March.\u00a0 The rules require that only Riley Blake solids can be used with the feature fabric.\u00a0 I didn’t know exactly what I was going to for this challenge, but I wanted to get a variety of colors in the solid fabrics.\u00a0 It was a little challenging to find a good selection of Riley Blake solids, but eventually I found a fat quarter pack at Cotton Capers Online<\/a>.\u00a0 Here’s my fabric, waiting for me to be inspired.<\/p>\n

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Because the Sashing Stash fabric is so geometrical, my first thought was to make a quilt with lots of straight lines.\u00a0 But I found that just wasn’t appealing to me – I was in the mood for Improv. \u00a0 I have a couple of ideas and I’m going to start experimenting – working without a pattern, because that the nature of improv!<\/p>\n

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But first, I warmed up my improv skills by making some blocks for this month’s Vancouver MQG block lotto challenge<\/a> The block is called ‘X Marks the Improv’ and was designed by Debbie of A Quilters’ Table<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s a fun and quick block to make – the last one took less than 15 minutes – and a great way to use up all the scraps I’ve been saving.<\/p>\n

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I’ve made 4 blocks so far, and may make more, but right now I want to start working on my ideas for the Riley Blake challenge.\u00a0 Check back soon to see what I come up with.<\/p>\n

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Thanks for stopping by.\u00a0 Today, I\u2019m linking up with these blogs \u2013 click on the links below, where you\u2019ll find many other creative projects to inspire you.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \"Esther\u2019s<\/a> \u00a0 \"Sew<\/a><\/p>\n

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