Quiltober V - VI - VII

I've really been enjoying the fabric-play inspired by the Quiltober prompts, and my interpretations continue to be rather loose. All's good.

Day V - Bones :: This is one of my favorite blocks so far. I used one of Carolyn Friedlander's bone prints as my feature fabric, with a few more added in for contrast. [13" x 16"]

Surprisingly, my blocks have grown larger with each prompt! Not sure what that's about, but I'm really liking them together.

Day VI - Carve :: My first thought when I saw this prompt was how I slice through fabric with my rotary cutter when I do improv curves. So I combined that slow, easy motion with skinny inset piecing. I don't even remember why I added a width of background fabric to the bottom at the end and added one last curve, but I'm glad I did. [7" x 11"]

Day VII - Spiky :: I kept this one super simple and just made a couple of short spiky strips using the scraps on my cutting table. I may sew the two strips together eventually. We'll see when it comes time for puzzling the quilt top together. [4" x 14"]

Quiltober

I'll be perfectly honest and say that I've never been a big fan of Halloween. I definitely did not enjoy dressing up as a child, though when my own children were young and they chose costumes, I was totally into it. Most of their costumes we assembled together, which often meant me sewing something. Now that was really fun.

That said, I am a fan of Nicholas Ball/@quiltsfromtheattic and his book, Inspiring Improv. Both have inspired me a lot in my improv journey, so when I saw Nicholas mention an October improv sew along, I was definitely interested.

Just a few days ago, he posted the list of upcoming prompts and yikes! I don't even know what to do with this!!

BUT. I'm intrigued. I have no idea where this is headed, but I intend to find out. It all starts on October 3. Are you with me?