Just Listen + Hey Mr. DJ Pattern Release

Molli Sparkles

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16 Responses

  1. Susan Grancio says:

    So much fun to get a peek into your thought/design process! I am learning a lot about more contemporary design reading blogs such as yours. I am playing along with a couple of “improv prompt” series and feel my design sense growing, after nearly 50 years of more convential quilting. @susansquiltstudio

  2. Candy Radford says:

    I love it!

  3. Mia House says:

    This quilt is great. It reminds me of the t-shirt quilt you made for Cody. I wish I was brave enough to improvise. I plot everything out on graph paper. That is more “me” though. I am methodical and so my quilts are too.
    The quilt title reminded me of a book by Sarah Dessen. If you are ever in the need for some adolescent girl fiction, here you go:
    https://www.amazon.com/Just-Listen-Sarah-Dessen-ebook/dp/B004IE9QRC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1492215057&sr=8-1&keywords=just+listen+sarah+dessen

  4. Your words “listen, empathy and connection, they strike a note that we should all hear, every day.Love your quilt, the design, the making, and all else. Have a wonderful weekend, may the sun shine, the blossoms bloom, and all else give you much happiness.

  5. Katie says:

    Very interesting post. Love your quilt! I have a version of synesthesia. My DH was amazed when I said of course numbers and words have colors! I only found out about 15 years ago that it had a label and not everyone sees what I see in my head. Hmmmm. Maybe I should parlay that into a quilt design. BTW “Molli” is black and white and “Sparkles” is blue. 😉

  6. There is much to love about this quilt and I think you did an excellent job. I also find the ear trumpet (orange elongated shape in the centre) to be a humourous addition.

  7. Afton says:

    Your transitions take this piece from a set of cool blocks to a truly fascinating piece. Have you heard of Amy Friend’s most recent book (http://duringquiettime.com/improv-paper-piecing-book)? I don’t have it yet, but it plays with the intriguing combination of paper-piecing and improv too.

  8. Susan the Farm Quilter says:

    Cool quilt! The “block” in the lower right (as I’m looking at it) looks like a profile shot of a head!! Love the colors you chose, the unexpected megaphone, ear trumpet and other shapes that came out of your improv piecing! So, how is this beauty going to be quilted?

  9. Dorothy says:

    Love it and ditto for what Jean said

  10. Jane Reiter says:

    LOVE this pattern–so cool!!!! Thanks for sharing, jane 🙂

  11. Kathleen says:

    Way cool!

  12. Brenda says:

    This reminds me of your brother’s t-shirt quilt. Once you’ve pieced the blocks/cut the shirt/fabric/whatever, there is no reason at all to not improvise to your heart’s content. A success!

  13. Kelly says:

    This one is really great. I really feel more orderly with blocks myself but i love how you easily you improvised connecting the colours between I wonder if you can get a gamer mic in that pattern. Lol it’s all I see on my older sons head. These headphones or the gamer headphones. This quilt is much more suited to a Mqg show.. thanks for sharing this technique or experience.

  14. Lucinda Jones says:

    This quilt rocks with originality !
    I love how you took your blocks and made them no longer boring squares

  15. rebecca says:

    My absolute fave of your creations thus far!! LOVE!

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