New Year, New Project

It's January 1st.  Time to make resolutions!

This year I'm planning a sampler quilt of improv blocks.  Every week I'll make 1 or 2 block and by the end of the year I should have a finished project.  At least that's the goal.  Read more about my BHAG here.

Here are my fabrics.  I love, Love, LOVE them.

There's a little bit of everything in this set.  My favorite was found on the sale shelf (of course).  It's a mustard colored Cotton & Steel spider web print with little silver spiders.  I can't wait to see where those spiders pop up.

I have a plan but since this is improv I expect it to change as I progress.  So I'm not going to share my overall design.  Instead, each week I'll share a few finished blocks.  I'll reveal the completed quilt at the end of the year.  It's going to be fun!

Do you have a big project planned for 2016?

Fabrics used:
Starlight in Nightfall (Rhoda Ruth by Elizabeth Hartman)
Geometric XOXO in Indigo (Simply Colorful 2 by Moda Fabrics)
Kona Solid in Slate (by Robert Kaufman)
Kona Solid in Bluegrass (by Robert Kaufman)
Atomic Flux in Alloy (Utopia by AGF)
Henna in Aqua (Eden by Tula Pink)
Kona Solid in Cabbage (by Robert Kaufman)
Mini Pearl Bracelets in Rocket (by Lizzy House)
Chelsea in Leaf (Highline by Free Spirit Fabrics)
Doily Web in Mustard (Spellbound by Cotton + Steel)
Pasture Lines in Pickle (Carkai by Carolyn Friedlander)
Drawn Stripe in Leaf (Carkai by Carolyn Friedlander)
Kona Solid in Corn Yellow (by Robert Kaufman)
Collar Ends in Bronze (Artisan by AGF)
Four Corners - Weave in Gold (Riley Blake Designs)
Pure Elements Solid in Light Grey (by AGF)

Oops!

This quilt is titled "Oops!".  I had intended to submit it to one of the challenge categories at QuiltCon but I used the wrong brand of solids.  It's too bad because I'm quite happy (and surprised) with the results.

The challenge provided fat eigths of the black and white fabrics.  I added the aqua and coral solids.  I cut the strips without a ruler in random widths.  I chose the order of the fabrics (mostly) at random.

The quilting starts at the middle and spirals outward following the lines of the fabric.

I used up the scraps on the back.

This is my first quilt that feels truly improv and I'm quite proud!