You’re amazing!

We’re blown away by your enthusiasm for the 30 Days of Improv Quilt Along!

Clearly you have a mutual love for working without a quilt pattern as Amanda (aka @broadclothstudio) and I have 😊 And it's been so fun seeing you connect with your wonky side!

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SHAPE OF THE WEEK: SQUARES

Last week was all about fabric selection and getting into the improv mindset. This has laid a good foundation for you to build from as you dive into the first shape to explore – squares.

While squares are uber basic, they also offer lots of room to play.

All the fun tips and tricks are shared with you in the weekly email (sign up here to join in!) but I wanted to round-up my improv blocks to give you some inspiration as you dive into your first weekly challenge.

Day 1

Taking that first cut is always a little nerve wracking. Pristine yummy fabric will do that to you 😉 But, it’s also super liberating! So, don’t dwell and just cut!

I always recommend keeping it simple when you’re first diving into a new project and I took my own advice. Here’s the little beauty I stitched up on day 1.

Day 2

I was getting revved up and wanted to zoom in on some itty-bitty stitching details. Sometimes you need to ease your way into a project.

Day 3

Slicing and dicing is the name of the game, and I didn’t hold back! I also love how I omitted the pink in this one so that you can see how the greens play differently off the Plum Preserve. Colour play and slicing & dicing – sew fun!

Day 4

I wanted to play a little more with scale and focused on incorporating bigger squares and smaller ones to see what shapes would emerge.

Day 5

I had some smaller pieces that were trimmings from previous day’s blocks, and I worked to incorporate them with a ‘waste not, want not’ mindset.

MATERIALS FEATURED

Here’s everything I used to create my improv blocks for Week 1:

There’s still plenty of time to join the improv QAL and tune into your inner wonk. Sign up for the free challenge here and get all the improv tips sent straight to your inbox. 

Can’t wait to see your improv blocks hit the ‘gram under the #30DaysofImprovQAL hashtag.

xo,

Shannon

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