Improv Wall Hanging

I put together the blocks I made in Saturday's Improv Workshop into a wall hanging and have started hand quilting it. I love the texture hand quilting gives to a quilt... I just wish it didn't take a million years to do! I didn't mark anything... I'm just going with the flow of the blocks. I'm liking it so far :)

DS Improvisational Patchwork Workshop

Last Saturday, I attended Denyse's Improvisational Patchwork class with Shannon and we had LOADS of fun! We returned completely enthused and heads filled with wonderful ideas. 

Here's Denyse discussing our first lot of blocks. Mine's the block on top, in the middle. And just because I dislike brown, the quilt gods kept sending brown my way. Not nice!

Here's our second lot of blocks on the wall next to the first lot. Mine's smack dab in the middle, the one with a large chunk of mellow yellow.

These are my blocks from the second half of the class where I attempted to completely surrender to the improv-ness. So much wonky goodness. I don't know that I love my blocks completely, but I do know they'll be made into something that I'll keep for always! I was thinking of making a wall hanging with all my blocks instead of expanding on them... what do you think? I've got a dowel sitting on the dining table. It's like kismet, no? 

Here's Shannon's blocks. I'm in love! She brought along an orange fabric from the City Weekend collection and I think it looks perfect in the blocks!

And for some eye candy, don't you just want to pick up this little shelf and run off with it??? So much pretty on it!

And you bet your ass I went home with a bundle of Flea Market Fancy :)

I had lots of fun, learned a lot and met many lovely new people. I'm so glad that I waited till now to attend the workshop because Shannon was a perfect workshop partner :) Now we're toying with the idea of attending the advanced improv workshop. HEEHEE!