Mountain High, Valley Low - The improv triangle QAL

March 02, 2020

"Mountain High, Valley Low"

48" x 38"

improv from scraps

line quilting in diamond pattern

The improv triangle QAL with Nicholas Ball on IG was so much fun. It was just the most glorious distraction for me. I was able to sit down and make a few blocks at a time and didn't have to worry about measurements and sizes. It was just what I needed during my waiting game with my health issues.

The back piece was something I hand dyed a while back. I think it worked pretty great for this back with a few leftover blocks.

I had several versions going and of course didn't think it was going to end up so big but it was just so fun to work on.

Luckily I had just the right aurifil thread. I ended up using most of the lighter ones which were a mix of 50 and 40 weight.

It took a long time to figure out what I wanted to quilt across all those colors. I asked my husband what he saw when he looked at this piece and he said points, just points going in one direction. I thought...hmmm why not make my quilting with points so came up with diamonds. I think it is okay.