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PQ14.4 A Novel Project

PQ 14.4 A Novel Project is the next Project Quilting challenge. A quilt based on a book you’ve read. I have read so many books, I had no idea how to choose. Then I thought of one book that I have read multiple times, and it would be fun making a quilt inspired by it. 

I pulled out my scrap bins and some nearby scraps from other projects laying around, and had a little fun with some improv. Can you guess what book it is? 

Colorful fish, yellow, green, orange, red and blue in a mini quilt - piecefulthoughts.com piecefulthoughts.com

If you guessed One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss, you are right! We read that book countless times to our kids when they were little, so often that I used to have it memorized. I was a little sad to realize I can no longer remember it as well, but it still makes me smile when I think of those happy times. 

To make the quilt, I used Nicholas Ball’s method of making improv fish in his book, Inspiring Improv. They are so addicting to make, I’m thinking I may have to make a few more. All five fish were done quickly, then pieced together for a small quilt that measures 14.5″ x 16.5″. 

For the quilting I did some simple wavy lines going back and forth with aqua thread, so it looks like they are swimming in the waves (well, except for those two upended, I’m not sure what they are up to). 

Detail photo of the wavy quilting in aqua thread - piecefulthoughts.com

A little striped binding to finish it off, and I was done! I even had the perfect backing for this little quilt, a piece from the Catch and Release line by Mr. Domestic for AGF Fabrics. 

Quilt backing with swimming fish on a white background - piecefulthoughts.com

And that’s a wrap for my PQ 14.4 A Novel Project. I’m looking forward to the next challenge! 

Wendy

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