Sidetracked
Sidetracked is the word of the day lately here at Pieceful Thoughts. We had a lovely weekend, celebrating Easter and celebrating my son’s 28th birthday. I apparently was still celebrating on Monday evening and got sidetracked, forgetting all about my To Do Tuesday post. And those To Do Tuesday projects? Well, I got my improv quilt finished, and if you haven’t seen it, you can find it here. Whenever I finish an improv quilt, I’m always ready to start another one. So rather than work on my panel quilt, I got sidetracked with another improv quilt using a layer cake.
I forgot to take a photo of the layer cake, sorry. You know what they look like, though. This particular layer cake was a pretty stack of Mostly Manor fabrics from Victoria Findlay Wolfe. I have had this layer cake hidden in my stash, but it was time to cut it up.
I call this quilt, Picnic with Dorothy, and once I have the quilt done, I’ll tell you the story behind that name. For now, I have decided this is the second of my picnic quilts. I’m as surprised as you to realize I am making a series of picnic quilts! Before I get sidetracked on that topic, back to Picnic with Dorothy. I have enough yardage of one of the fabrics for the backing, with a little left over. The left over yard could either be used to add a border or as binding, so I’m contemplating which I should do. I’m leaning toward binding.
Here’s a couple more photos so you can see the real colors in the quilt.
I have no to do list this week; since I will be taking a break next week. So I’m just getting sidetracked with fun projects this week.
Back soon! Happy sewing!
Wendy
Black and White Improv
23 Comments
Cindy Pieters
A lovely quilt top Wendy!
Linda
What a bright pretty quilt. I’m laughing at your surprise about picnic quilts and looking forward to hearing more about it.
Laura
What a cheerful quilt…perfect for a picnic! 🙂
karenfae
that is a great quilt for a picnic – nice and colorful!
Katherine Duquette
Wendy,
It is always a delight to see what you are up to. Enjoy your break and I can’t wait to see Picnic quilt #2.
Nancy Bekedam
Wow, what a pretty stack of fabrics!!! And what you did with them, Wendy!!! Awesome quilt top!
Janine @ Rainbow Hare
This is beautiful. Those lovely colours and the fun way you’ve pieced them have quite cheered me up in this cold corner of the world 🙂
Liz Wilson
That is so lovely! I love the way the improv curves looks!
marissthequilter
This is going to be the perfect picnic quilt. In fact it looks edible!
Diann@ Little Penguin Quilts
That is a fun design, Wendy! Happy colors and neat design. A layer cake seems like the perfect thing for those improv curves, with the 10 inch squares already cut for you. I’m impressed with your distraction!
Needle and Foot
Wow – Wendy, this is so cool. For a spur of the moment project, it came together as though you had planned and sketched it out. The fabric is so pretty!! How big did the blocks finish at? I love this!!
Kathleen McCormick
Wonderful quilt and wonderful way to keep our interest piqued. Have a great break and come back with lots of new ideas!
Barbara J Stanbro
Wow…very colorful. Enjoy your time away.
quiltinggail
Fun improv quilt! Love that you used a layer cake! 🙂
rl2b2017
Hi Wendy! What a bright, fun, and colorful quilt top. I can see it brought you great joy in making it and that makes me happy. Have fun on your break next week! {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
Robby H.
This is an excellent track, side or otherwise. I can feel Spring sitting here looking at it. Enjoy your break next week!
Vicki in MN
What a fun cheery quilt, you know you are sending me toward the edge to try curved improv! And then I could quilt some fun dense designs, oooh I see it in my head! Now to find time to try.
Carol Andrews
Another beautiful improv piece Wendy. Seeing your courage with these quilts is inspiring. 😉. Being sidetracked by pretty fabrics is fn. enjoy your break
Quilting is in my Blood
How fun that you turned that layer cake into another fun improv quilt top. I love it when you get sidetracked!!!
Louise Hornor
What a super design to use with a layer cake! All those funky curves really jazz it up. Gorgeous prints, too 🙂
thedarlingdogwood
Wow! That’s a lovely top, and I love the idea of a series of picnic quilts. This one is super cheery!
Kathy Swallows
Very fun and colorful!
Sandra Walker
This is just all kinds of fabulous fabric froth! I have two sets of fabric that I am going to use for a stack the deck quilt (I think that’s what this is, Ã la Karla Alexander, yes? I have both of her StD books and have made several, such FUN! Can’t wait to see this grow up a bit and then get quilted. Hmm, picnic quilts. I like that idea!