Sidetracked is the word of the day lately here at Pieceful Thoughts. We had a lovely weekend, celebrating Easter and celebrating my son’s 28th birthday. I apparently was still celebrating on Monday evening and got sidetracked, forgetting all about my To Do Tuesday post. And those To Do Tuesday projects? Well, I got my improv quilt finished, and if you haven’t seen it, you can find it here. Whenever I finish an improv quilt, I’m always ready to start another one. So rather than work on my panel quilt, I got sidetracked with another improv quilt using a layer cake.
I forgot to take a photo of the layer cake, sorry. You know what they look like, though. This particular layer cake was a pretty stack of Mostly Manor fabrics from Victoria Findlay Wolfe. I have had this layer cake hidden in my stash, but it was time to cut it up.
I call this quilt, Picnic with Dorothy, and once I have the quilt done, I’ll tell you the story behind that name. For now, I have decided this is the second of my picnic quilts. I’m as surprised as you to realize I am making a series of picnic quilts! Before I get sidetracked on that topic, back to Picnic with Dorothy. I have enough yardage of one of the fabrics for the backing, with a little left over. The left over yard could either be used to add a border or as binding, so I’m contemplating which I should do. I’m leaning toward binding.
Here’s a couple more photos so you can see the real colors in the quilt.
I have no to do list this week; since I will be taking a break next week. So I’m just getting sidetracked with fun projects this week.
Back soon! Happy sewing!
Wendy
A lovely quilt top Wendy!
What a bright pretty quilt. I’m laughing at your surprise about picnic quilts and looking forward to hearing more about it.
What a cheerful quilt…perfect for a picnic! 🙂
that is a great quilt for a picnic – nice and colorful!
Wendy,
It is always a delight to see what you are up to. Enjoy your break and I can’t wait to see Picnic quilt #2.
Wow, what a pretty stack of fabrics!!! And what you did with them, Wendy!!! Awesome quilt top!
This is beautiful. Those lovely colours and the fun way you’ve pieced them have quite cheered me up in this cold corner of the world 🙂
That is so lovely! I love the way the improv curves looks!
This is going to be the perfect picnic quilt. In fact it looks edible!
That is a fun design, Wendy! Happy colors and neat design. A layer cake seems like the perfect thing for those improv curves, with the 10 inch squares already cut for you. I’m impressed with your distraction!
Wow – Wendy, this is so cool. For a spur of the moment project, it came together as though you had planned and sketched it out. The fabric is so pretty!! How big did the blocks finish at? I love this!!
Wonderful quilt and wonderful way to keep our interest piqued. Have a great break and come back with lots of new ideas!
Wow…very colorful. Enjoy your time away.
Fun improv quilt! Love that you used a layer cake! 🙂
Hi Wendy! What a bright, fun, and colorful quilt top. I can see it brought you great joy in making it and that makes me happy. Have fun on your break next week! {{Hugs}} ~smile~ Roseanne
This is an excellent track, side or otherwise. I can feel Spring sitting here looking at it. Enjoy your break next week!
What a fun cheery quilt, you know you are sending me toward the edge to try curved improv! And then I could quilt some fun dense designs, oooh I see it in my head! Now to find time to try.
Another beautiful improv piece Wendy. Seeing your courage with these quilts is inspiring. 😉. Being sidetracked by pretty fabrics is fn. enjoy your break
How fun that you turned that layer cake into another fun improv quilt top. I love it when you get sidetracked!!!
What a super design to use with a layer cake! All those funky curves really jazz it up. Gorgeous prints, too 🙂
Wow! That’s a lovely top, and I love the idea of a series of picnic quilts. This one is super cheery!
Very fun and colorful!
This is just all kinds of fabulous fabric froth! I have two sets of fabric that I am going to use for a stack the deck quilt (I think that’s what this is, à la Karla Alexander, yes? I have both of her StD books and have made several, such FUN! Can’t wait to see this grow up a bit and then get quilted. Hmm, picnic quilts. I like that idea!