Imp

I could tell I was feeling better when I had a free hour and started piecing together the improv blocks from the recent workshop I took from Sarah Goer @sarahgoerquilts, Building an Improv Toolbox. And.I.Could.Not.Stop. Before I knew it, I had a 26.5" x 29.5" little quilt top and had named her Imp. 

Happily, I was able to squeeze 28 of the 29 blocks I had made in the workshop together with very few additions.

Then I made a pieced quilt back that included the one block I couldn't fit into the front, adding in all sorts of bits and pieces, though I also needed to pull a couple of pinks from stash to bring it to size.

After enjoying quilting with a variegated thread on Strings recently, I went ahead and chose Aurifil 50wt variegated 4660 [Pink Taffy] for Imp, and quilted a 1" grid. In person, it really makes for some fun color play as the variegated thread moves across the quilt. 

And finally, since I'd used up all the fabrics from the front, I used a small-scale black and white stripe for the binding. Knowing that it was perfect, but wouldn't quite go all the way around the quilt, I pieced in a pink dot that I'd used on the back. I think it's a very fun finishing touch. After trimming, Imp measured just under 26" x 30", and in continuing to build my improv toolbox, I thoroughly enjoyed myself.