Thursday, January 8, 2009

My first Improv square

Hmm, I knew I had aqua fabric. I had a lot of it leftover from this quilt. Oh, right. My sis wanted one like that so I gave her the whole box of leftovers. I did find one small piece of aqua gingham and some polka-dots, but it wasn't enough. So I did what anyone would do- I made some!

I dig in the scrap bag and come up with... frogs? Well, they're floating in aqua.
Now for some red:
(See that sticker on there? Yep, 25 cents, folks!)

Next I ironed on some fusible web and fussy cut some circles.

In this house, we have so much money that we use it for templates. I used this kind:

But I made one of the circles wrong- oops!

I had to use one of these moneys to fix it:



It sure is a good thing we have so much money around here.

Then I cut out the circles and ironed them on the red fabric.
Next I zig-zagged around each circle with matching thread. I use old magazine pages as a stabilizer. Don't you just love how this page has UNDERWEAR on it? I didn't realize til I saw it on here. Oh, well, at least it matches.Sort of blurry pic, but you can see my big and little circles.
I had one circle left over so I made a little flower out of it. The fabric will fray after washing and be all scrappy and cute!

Here is the finished block!


Now I want to make a whole bunch more. I wonder if I could make polka-dotted polka dots...?

13 comments:

  1. That is so cute I love red and aqua together.I am working on a doll quilt right now LOL I just have to put binding on it and Ill post it Friday night.

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  2. Very cool improv block! Love it!

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  3. I love your improv fabric! It's my fave fabric in your block :)

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  4. I really like the colours on this. imagine in 20 years time, when it has been washed and faded with sunlight, how they will look. I was annoying my husband with this notion last night as he lay his head on my new floral pillowcases. Poor soul, I was going, but just think of a grandchild taking this out of a cupboard, and how well this will look when it's old and faded...blah x 3. He humoured me.

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  5. GIRL.....ARE YOU CRAZY.....THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!! love the colors

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  6. i had to come see how you MADE your fabric. oh my goodness, you are an improv genius!!!!

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  7. Great job on the tutoral and the block. Those are great colors.
    Take care.

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  8. I would have never thought of making polka dots that way! thanks the for great idea. Love the block. I'm doing project improv, too. I haven't started yet, though.

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  9. I love how you "made" your fabric for th improv! Awesome!

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  10. Love the block and the color combo! I had to laugh, though- I have that frog fabric- in pink!

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  11. What a cool block. I might have to copy that circle idea.

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  12. Well I just had to come see your block after you mentioned it! I love it!!!

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