tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32540525.post6478494650494779480..comments2024-03-28T02:59:47.444-05:00Comments on Art In Stitches: Improvisational Quilt ChallengeSusan Lenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13828597703914908801noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32540525.post-56052307352590725062020-08-26T11:35:38.674-05:002020-08-26T11:35:38.674-05:00Thanks so everyone who read and left a comment! Th...Thanks so everyone who read and left a comment! These improvisational quilts are so far outside my normal approach that your feedback is doubly significant! Much love, Susan Susan Lenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13828597703914908801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32540525.post-71842891367494198522020-08-25T17:47:30.413-05:002020-08-25T17:47:30.413-05:00Ernie is the most appealing and photogenic kitten ...Ernie is the most appealing and photogenic kitten I have ever seen. He needs to become a "Spokes-Cat" for Bernina, and bring in a little dough to cover his cat-crunchie costs. I'm serious!Linda Lairdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17919934352901536574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32540525.post-41103851514438827072020-08-25T15:18:39.895-05:002020-08-25T15:18:39.895-05:00I enjoyed reading about your improv adventure. I ...I enjoyed reading about your improv adventure. I know that trying it has challenged me because of the free-form approach, but I've had some fun with it in the last few months too. Great idea for a baby changing pad, and the parents-to-be will love it -- and the baby quilt. The colours are great fun for kids! As for the 'table runner' -- given the trio of crosses I was thinking it would make a lovely altar cloth or church hanging. Just a thought. :-)Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04472013513744969837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32540525.post-2606078780567791302020-08-24T14:37:49.511-05:002020-08-24T14:37:49.511-05:00I really enjoy making improvisional quilts. They a...I really enjoy making improvisional quilts. They are freeing and there is a surprise at the end of what the quilt will look like. But that is also problematic since it may not be as aesthetically pleasing as you would like. Your pieces are all great. I especially like the blue ones - 4 and 5. That lame -- why did they even send it to you!Shelina (formerly known as Shasta)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32540525.post-10500617702508325122020-08-23T16:22:33.954-05:002020-08-23T16:22:33.954-05:00Using up scraps that do not coordinate is always i...Using up scraps that do not coordinate is always interesting. Recently I've been saving the "material" scraps and then reformatting them into another collage. Many of the scraps don't even seem to match but somehow it looks coordinated when I'm done machine stitching them all down. Mostly paper scraps but occasionally a cloth will somehow find itself in the mix. <br /><br />And I love that you had decided, you would "use everything that arrived" and you have, even the pieces you thought you never would be able to use. I hope that each time you went outside of your usual stance - you rewarded yourself for using xyz fabric.<br /><br />And yes I love Ernie ... he doesn't appear to be afraid of anything in your work space...Catherine - Mixed Media Artist https://www.blogger.com/profile/00078469979235492814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32540525.post-18327214575814077432020-08-23T12:09:37.613-05:002020-08-23T12:09:37.613-05:00You have such a good eye for composition and balan...You have such a good eye for composition and balance. I'd say you proved to be up to the challenge! Improvisational Quilting VI is my favorite but I don't know why, maybe just easier on the my eyes and brain, lol. Oh, actually the photo of Ernie is my favorite.Ann Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16014288045603418183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32540525.post-4458743139621998112020-08-23T03:39:22.081-05:002020-08-23T03:39:22.081-05:00I really like the baby changing mat, lots for the ...I really like the baby changing mat, lots for the eyes to wander round and mind wonder over. I often do scrap log cabin just to use up scraps, do them mindlessly no decisions re light dark, does this go with that. Blocks just cut to constant height the width is immaterial. Have great pile of them and every so often when lacking "textile go" I just join the blocks together. So very interested in reading your post<br />irene macwilliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11758839710333575379noreply@blogger.com