Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Improv Kintsugi

These uncertain times resulted in, among other things, a cancellation of a planned quilt retreat this week, and a restlessness about what to even work on here at home. I finally settled on a table-topper of sorts for a vintage table in our living room that needed a little protection.

I flipped through Nicholas/@quiltsfromtheattic's Inspiring Improv to see what else might be fun to try and boy did I find it. Actually, I found a couple of things and asked hubby to pick one. That helped me settle on Improv Kintsugi - another thing I knew nothing about!


Picking fabric was really fun, as I worked to coordinate with our living room. I came up with an assortment of Carolyn Friedlander prints in brown and orange, a beautifully rich Kaleidoscope Persimmon from Alison Glass, and for a background, a textural Natural Essex Yarn Dyed Homespun.


Soooo, after measuring my table's top, I figured out that a 4 X 7 arrangement of 6" finished blocks would be perfect. So that's where I am now, piecing them together and thinking about quilting. This kind of diversion is the best!

9 comments:

  1. Great color palette! I think that having something to sew is very soothing for my mind right now, and I really like that you chose to make something immediately functional for you.

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    1. How much fun is that? Super exciting possibilities.

      As the saying goes, 'Sometimes out of constraint comes opportunity.'

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  2. I love those colors! I am doing a quilt along with Bonnie Hunter and Gudrun from GEDesigns starting Sunday. In the meantime, I am gathering all the fabrics I want to use and prepping them for Sunday. I'm loving all the distractions the quilting world online has offered. It's the perfect thing for these days, and leaves me feeling I am not so alone in my quarantine. Thank you for sharing your project, it's going to be beautiful.

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  3. Love your kintsugi-like example with textiles instead of ceramics!

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  4. well that's incredible. now I want to play with that technique too. sigh

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  5. Love your blocks and the technique looks fun. Also the small learning session over on wiki :) Stay safe and sane - lots of love xo Melanie

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  6. This is gorgeous! I need to find out more about Kintsugi and how to do this technique!

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  7. I love your project and improv. So now I have something new to try. My quilting retreat was cancelled also. With you in spirit, Sue

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  8. This is stunning Debbie! I love the colours - this is going to be awesome as a table topper.

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