"All Dressed Up" for a Blog Hop

When Kelly Young of MyQuiltInfatuation (@myquiltinfatuation on Instagram) contacted me to participate in her social media hop to promote her new book Scrappy Improv Quilting I first felt honored, and then quickly said "yes!" I mean, who doesn't like to sew with scraps?

Turns out, after receiving my copy of the book, it's not just for those of us who like scrappy. It's also for anyone looking to expand skills by trying an infallible method for improv-piecing, and do it in a smaller way. 

Scrappy Improv Quilting: 22 Mini Quilts to Make with Easy Piecing has 22 patterns for mini-quilts that can be made for a season; for a table topper; for a pillow; and for any wall. 

The design I chose to make is "All Dressed Up" which, as you might guess, gets its name from the bow tie blocks that comprise the quilt. Instructions  are on pages 105-107 of the book. 

"All Dressed Up," 24½" X 24½"

Kelly's version uses three values of a single color. 

Making it my own, I chose three different colors - those that are the most abundant in my scrap bins. Then I "made fabric." 

I selected white, pale aqua, and pale yellow Painter's Palette solids to contrast with each scrappy bow tie block. 

After piecing, I quilted free motion hooked spirals in the backgrounds. 

Then I added big stitch quilted circles using size 8 perle cotton. I love big stitch, so how could I not?! A friend pointed out my stitching makes them look like baseballs. 🤷

back of "All Dressed Up"

An orange and yellow striped binding adds a bright finish. 

Doesn't it look good on our living room wall? 

"All Dressed Up" -  24½" X 24½"

Indeed, I have a 22 foot-long, orange living room wall, and I love it. 

I also love this book, and highly recommend it!

If you:

 ✅ love scrappy 

 ✅ want to have a play with improv piecing

 ✅ like to make small quilts 

...then this is the book for you! 

If you'd like to see the other 21 quilts in Scrappy Improv Quilts, check out blog posts from other makers: 

9/13- Summer Blossom- Lori @ Crossquilt
           Up, Up, and Away- Sandra @ mmm quilts

9/15- Flutter- Rose @ Something Rosemade
           Botanics- Diann @ Little Penguin Quilts

9/20- Face the Sun- Laura @ Slice of Pi Quilts
           Full Spectrum- Jayne @ Twiggy and Opal

9/22- Prismatic- Anja @ Anja Quilts
           Downpour- Nancy @ Grace and Peace Quilting

9/27- Funkytown- Vasudha @ Storied Quilts
           Cherub Wings- Michelle @ From Bolt to Beauty

9/29- Chapel Window- Kris @ Sew Sunshine
           Winter Frost- Leanne @ Devoted Quilter

10/4- Heartstruck- Rebecca Grace @ Rebecca Grace Quilting
           Star Spangled- Christine @ Triangles & Squares

10/6- Birds of a Feather- Preeti @ Sew Preeti Quilts
           Fall Foliage- Susan @ Quilt Fabrication

10/11- Ornamental- Gail @ Quilting Gail
            Churn, Churn, Churn- Cynthia @ Quilting Is More Fun Than Housework

10/13- Sunset Crossing- Kate @ Katie Mae Quilts
             Positivity- Sarah @ Sarah Goer Quilts

YOU'RE HERE TODAY!

10/18- All Dressed Up- Linda @ Flourishing Palms
             Shockwave- Anne-Marie @ Stories From the Sewing Room

10/20- Sweet Bee (a bonus thank-you pattern), Finishing, and Wrap-Up on Kelly's blog.

As we reach the end of the Scrappy Improv Quilting blog and Instagram hop, and you've had a chance to see all the quilts,  go here to buy your copy!

You're welcome! Linda