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Friday, February 4, 2022

Lineplay

So when I left off sharing about the progress on my current Quilt Improv Studio challenge project, I had four triangle-ish segments of improv lines, and honestly, I could have just left it as it was. I liked the imbalance and the tiniest bit of yellow in my primary + black & white palette. But I had other plans, and I felt compelled to see them though.

I had ordered some 28wt yellow thread [Aurifil #2120 Canary] and set out to create two "ghost-blocks," if you will.... segments that echoed the feel of the improv lines in the red and blue slabs, but in thread rather than fabric. Honestly, I love how it turned out!


Then, of course, I needed to quilt the rest of the design. I chose Aurifil 50wt in black [#2692] and in the red and blue sections, stitched from the edge up into the black lines and back out. In the yellow sections, I again echoed those lines but just until they met. (Sorry, forgot to take a photo.)


Once the planned quilting was complete, there was just a slight problem, and that was that just a few of the blue 'lines' bubbled up in the center more than I would have liked. So with happily matching thread, I quilted just a few of the red and blue lines in each section. Minor, but it helped the problem, and added a little extra interest.


At just over 24" square, "Lineplay" barely fits the minimum dimensions for the challenge, but it works! I'm happy that though it started with a couple of purely improvisational striped slabs, I find the resulting shapes very intriguing. And the ghost 'blocks' were fun to execute - one of the few times I've used 28wt thread. I definitely want to use it more. And last but not least, this piece was constructed mostly of scraps, which made me verrry happy.

7 comments:

  1. Your quilting adds so much texture, lovely fun!

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  2. this is such a unique piece! I really like it

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  3. I really like all the variation this mini offers. I love that you used 28wt thread and look forward to how you incorporate it into more projects in the future!

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  4. Love this! The quilting of the « ghost » block in 28wt was such a good idea.

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  5. oo so fun. I love the added quilting too

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  6. Love the special interest via the yellow big thread quilting. Great design! Enjoy your finish xo

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  7. This little quilt turned out exceptionally well! I really like it, especially the ghost quilting, as you do too. I'm hoping to find some 28-weight thread at QuiltCon, as it's really intriguing. Or, if not, at least to get some 40-weight. It's nice to making the quilting show up. Now that you've made this quilt, is it in a competition? Or made just to share on social media?

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