If you want to make your own improv quilt but you’re not sure where to start, I’ve put together the improv prompts that I used to make my Quarantine Improv Quilt. You may want to start out reading how I approach improv quilting before you make your blocks. Here is a list of prompts I…
I was given the opportunity to sew a sample with a PBS Fabrics line. I knew that the Tiger Lily fabric would be the perfect choice for a baby sized Embers Quilt because it is a smaller collection and this size quilt, with a background cut from yardage, only requires 5 FQs. When the fabric…
The first approach I wanted to take on this pattern was to make a scrappy, FQ-friendly version. I pulled my fabrics mostly from stash and then filled in a few background teals from the LQS. I decided to use mostly prints with a couple solids thrown in for good measure. A fun mix and match…
Half-Rectangle Triangles (HRT) differ from Half-Square Triangles (HST) because they are directional, which means the direction you sew your diagonal makes a difference in the finished unit appearance. Another difference is that you do have to do a very tiny amount of math to figure out how big to cut your starting fabric rectangles. However,…
Early on during this whole COVID situation we all had a ton of creative energy. When my state first put out the stay home orders my guild decided we would run a virtual sew along with improv prompts. I’m not exactly sure how many people actually participated but since I was creating and posting the…
