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  1. Barbara (in MO)

    Somehow the improv quilting seems more approachable when you start with orphan blocks instead of a blank canvas! I got several together that are similar in colors and style so today I’ll lay those out and see what I can do with them. Thanks, Mary!

    1. Mary Etherington Post author

      Barbara – whatever floats your boat!! There’s no wrong way and I’m not the quilt sheriff! 😊

  2. Carolyn Rector of Ohio

    Thank you for sharing the dog quilts. What a wonderful idea for fund raising! Really quite an original idea. You were doing improv before it became a thing!
    The instructions in making a block is very informative. For the improv quilt. I always like the wacky stars is some improv quilts. And the idea of making those different sizes also impresses me.
    Auditioning your fabric is a new idea to me too. Thanks for sharing those tips, too.
    I love this blog. I’m always learning so many new things. And it’s like getting letters in the mail when everybody comments. And I love the idea of sending cards to strangers. Friends we have not met. 🥰

  3. Karen Isham

    Mary, did you know there is a WNBA All Star voting page on the internet!? Facebook had a link tonight. You can vote up to 10 players. This Saturday you can vote double & I think maybe 2 other times. I just voted!

  4. Kris in Naperville

    Hey Mary — you had mentioned that sweet little Hazel doesn’t like thunder…. my Bruce doesn’t like thunder storms either…. he usually sleeps on his cozy really comfy dog bed on the other side of the bedroom… but when there is a storm, he comes over to me and nudges me with his nose. That’s my instruction to pull out the “boom boom” bed which is under the bed on my side, so he can be closer to me, just in case…. goofy furry friends….

    1. Mary Etherington Post author

      Aw, Bruce! That’s pretty smart to ask for his boom boom bed! He doesn’t sleep with you? When it starts thundering Hazel is laying almost on my head!! It’s not fun and there’s no more sleeping.

      1. Kris in Naperville

        No, Bruce doesn’t sleep on the bed… he usually sleeps with his legs out, not in a ball… and between the 2 cats and my husband…. I’d have to move across the hall…. lol….

  5. Li

    This suggestion to make several blocks before adding mediums here and there is most helpful. Thanks for the method Mary.

  7. Jo in Wyoming

    Love the geese.
    Thanks for the improv instruction and inspiration. I feel guilty starting projects when I have customers jobs waiting for me. I’ve tried to set aside time or days to do mine, but I still feel guilty.
    The quilts, as always, are fantastic to see.

  8. Kathy in western NY

    I learned a new word! Thanks Mary for your help in pulling low volume fabrics. I now can go through my basket of scraps and start a new pile called SATURATED PRINTs. 😁 I love all the pictures and information I learn from you and others in your posts.

  9. Rita In Iowa

    Mary so now we can add the Fix It Lady to your list of, I CAN DO THIS TOO. Thanks for the heads up.

  10. Tina W - Oregon

    I have several orphan blocks – mostly the same colors. Have ideas rolling around in my head on how to put them together. Thanks for the guidance. The three goats in the picture are sure cute. So are the half white, half black ones in Iceland. I love the shape of their pupils! Looking forward to attending a quilt show in McMinnville, OR next week. A road trip is always fun.

    1. Mary Etherington Post author

      Tina – hey, why don’t you do a report on what’s popular at the quilt show, what new notion you couldn’t live without, your favorite quilt, etc. it would be fun for US!

  11. Brenda in Georgia

    I love your improv pieced quilt. It is so interesting to peruse! My eyes wander and wander and love the colors. The reader quilts are also so pretty. Are the geese yours? There is a pond in our neighborhood where one male goose like that one (with the knob on his head) has been there for years. He has a broken wing and can’t fly. There are always Canada Geese there. He wanders around, usually with two or three, I assume female Canada Geese, and over the years they have young ones. He is very protective and vocal. There have been various ducks over the years. Now there is one white female who had several ducklings, one white, two black and one sort of beige ducklings. One of the black ones has disappeared already. I love going to watch them. Thanks so much for giving us such joy!

    1. Mary Etherington Post author

      Brenda – yes, the geese are mine. About 30 years ago I ordered the Great Goose Group from a well known hatchery not knowing how long they live. Then I got a few of those African geese, the ones with that bump on their nose. I learned geese can live 30-40 years!!! They might outlive me! I hope that single guy has a girlfriend who will stick around.

  12. Karen Gaither

    I guess I don’t make test blocks or make extra blocks. I don’t have extra blocks laying around to make an Improve Quilt. A friend made one at recent retreat, which was so wonderful looking.

    1. Suzanne in Massachusetts

      I love improv piecing but I think it is different from orphan block use. I made an orphan block quilt and it was the hardest thing I ever did. If I have orphan blocks now I cut them into strips to go into improv Quilts.

      1. Mary Etherington Post author

        Suzanne – it is different but alike in that pieces need to be added to bring them up to the same size. My orphan blocks and pieces are never the same size.

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