The Plus Progression

Even I had kind of forgotten that this scrappy improv plus block project was begun in an Improv for Everyone workshop with Maria Shell @mariashellquilts. One of the first methods of using scraps mentioned in the workshop was that of the repeated unit or block inspired by a traditional block design. I tried out an improv plus, and basically just kept going. And going. Eventually I had 36 blocks in various sizes, and once I finished my Ode to Joy quilt, I decided to see if I had enough blocks for a lap-sized quilt. 

I began by making larger 16" x 20" blocks composed of three or four smaller blocks. 

But then I decided the dimensions that would result wasn't quite enough, so I decided to test out a 24" x 20" block and see what that looked like. Only problem was, I mistakenly made a 24" x 24" block. Oops.

No matter. I made another for the center bottom, and then a 24" x 12" block to place between them. I actually liked what it did for the piece.

So in the end, there are three columns of blocks. The center consists of two 24" x 24" blocks, with a 12" block between them. Then each side consists of three 16" x 20" blocks, resulting in a quilt top the is currently approximately 55" x 59". The big 16" x 20" plus I had at the start will find its way to the back. 

So now to work on a back for this one. Truth is, besides the one large plus block, my teal and low-volume scraps are seriously dwindling. So I'll need to get creative to make a backing large enough, which probably means incorporating some prints from stash. But I don't know. We'll all be surprised.