I love the whole hot mess that is the improv piecing process too... perfect for this time of year when I am super tired from having lots of newbies at work (oh, the crying!) and just want some mindless sewing at the end of the day.
Thursday, February 6, 2014
WIP Wednesday - Low in the Rainbow
Once upon a time, about a year ago, before I'd even heard the term 'low volume', I hit upon the idea of using up lots of bright scraps and lots of that pesky-multicoloured-fabric-with-white-backgrounds-that-is-pretty-hard-to-use (yes, that is the technical term) to make another rainbow quilt.
I worked at it for a while, then in typical fashion, shoved it aside, all but done, rendering a whole stack of fabric out of action for any other project and adding to my WIP list. My goal for A Lovely Year of Finishes in February is to get this top, which I absolutely love love love, finished and quilted. I have plans for the quilting, once I get over the hurdle of how to back it.
I love that this is low volume, but kinda not... a bit low vol at the carnival, perhaps. But overall, it reads as low volume. And since I reorganised my stash (more on that another day), I am itching to play with my low volumes a bit more.
I love the whole hot mess that is the improv piecing process too... perfect for this time of year when I am super tired from having lots of newbies at work (oh, the crying!) and just want some mindless sewing at the end of the day.
Linking up to WIP Wednesday, Sew Cute Tuesday and A Lovely Year of Finishes too!
I love the whole hot mess that is the improv piecing process too... perfect for this time of year when I am super tired from having lots of newbies at work (oh, the crying!) and just want some mindless sewing at the end of the day.
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I think it's coming along nicely, and I love the way you've separated the rainbow strips by the multi-colour low volume on white. The trouble, I find, with having too much going at the same time is that not only does it become difficult to focus long enough on one to get much done, but also that each project ties up fabric that you can't use in another. Good luck in finding suitable backing fabric and then ... quilt it.
ReplyDeleteThis is really fun. I love the layout you decided to go with.
ReplyDeleteIt's a gorgeous quilt top Jane. I love how you have so many tops awaiting your attention! x
ReplyDeleteLove the colours, so wish I was good at improv, its one thing I really fail at :(
ReplyDeleteThe rainbow quilt is looking beautiful - definitely one to finish!
ReplyDeleteI love it! I've been thinking about doing a rainbow scrap improv to bust my scrap bin, and this proves that it will look great. I can't wait to see how you quilt it.
ReplyDeleteYou were ahead of the trend! I am so impressed with all of the gorgeous WIP quilts you have been pulling out to finish!!!
ReplyDeleteLooking great! And a wonderful idea! I have a lot of that fun, hard to use fabric in my stash...thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteI love this project. And you are right, those lights are often hard to use. Great project. I love it.
ReplyDeleteI love this, and have something using a similar palette for my next bee effort. I love the term "low vol at the carnival" as it's perfectly descriptive! I like the use of something different than those ubiquitous grays/taupes/beiges that I see everywhere. I applaud your direction with this quilt!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth E.
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