For the month of August I am going to be doing the 30 Days of Improv QAL which is being cohosted by Shannon Fraser Designs and Broadcloth Studio. You can also watch all the fun on Instagram with the hashtag #30daysofimprovqal.
This post is going to be dedicated and updated for my journey with the Improv QAL. I am going to use this space to show you my daily progress and thoughts about what I did. I am also doing a video series over on my YouTube channel.
I decided to try this because I work with patterns so much and I wanted to challenge myself with thinking outside the box. I’ve got quite a few solid fat quarter colors that are perfect for this type of challenge too.
So let’s dive in to this year’s QAL!
FINAL DAY – Free for All!
This week I am working with the color palette called Peridot. It is a fat quarter bundle that I got and it is a range of greens from Confetti Cottons.
Today we were given the tip to work with negative space, since this is an Improv block, I did a Free For All. I just worked with the knowledge I gained and made my last Improv curved block. You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/xHU4BFJSSns
Week 4 – Day 4 – Slice & Dice!
This week I am working with the color palette called Peridot. It is a fat quarter bundle that I got and it is a range of greens from Confetti Cottons.
Today we were given the tip to make some curves and then slice them up to see what we get. As I have done in the previous weeks, I do quite the slice and dice job. You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/QwWyAKYIqEw
Week 4 – Day 3 – Big Humps!
This week I am working with the color palette called Peridot. It is a fat quarter bundle that I got and it is a range of greens from Confetti Cottons.
Today we were given the tip to try using big humps with our curves. This was so far my favorite type of curves to do and it shows in my finished block. You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/jCCm73gNYmI
Week 4 – Day 2 – Curves and Small Pieces!
This week I am working with the color palette called Peridot. It is a fat quarter bundle that I got and it is a range of greens from Confetti Cottons.
Today we were given the tip to try using smaller pieces with our curves. I wasn’t sure what this meant.. and also my finished block is 5.5″ so I tried, but it is difficult to convey a curve in that small a block. You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/1GG7hNASvvk
Week 4 – Day 1 – Curves!
This week I am working with the color palette called Peridot. It is a fat quarter bundle that I got and it is a range of greens from Confetti Cottons.
Today we were given the tip to just cut some curves and get used to cutting them and sewing them. I watched one of the cohosts videos on how to cut the curves and it really helped out and I use the technique in my video also. You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/rgx5ID3Z9OI
Week 3 – Day 5- Free For All!
This week I am working with the color palette called Amethyst. It is a fat quarter bundle that I got and it is a range of purples from Bella Solids.
Today the tip was to utilize all the triangular shapes, but I have been doing that. So today for me was like a free or all and I just let it happen. You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/BYOI5erikMU
Week 3 – Day 4 – Obtuse and Scalene!
This week I am working with the color palette called Amethyst. It is a fat quarter bundle that I got and it is a range of purples from Bella Solids.
Do you remember your geometry class days?? Today we worked with obtuse and scalene triangles. I explain those typs in the video! You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/-krGZdSvqwY
Week 3 – Day 3 – Embrace the Wonk!
Today our tip was to embrace the wonk and cut different sized triangles and see what we end up with. . You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/ux2kAoT3T6w
Week 3 – Day 2 – Triangles!
Today our tip was to just cut some triangles, but make them smaller. Smaller triangles were tricky because of the angles and the shrinking of the fabric with all the seams! Still fun and a beautiful block. You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/ENPc2CSqX_Y
Week 3 – Day 1 – Triangles!
Today our tip was to just cut some triangles and get used to working with them. So that is what I did and I had so much fun! You can watch my video progress for this block here – https://youtu.be/MVeUj-y-CQE
