An Improv Kind Morning

So this month in the Beejeebers Bee Cheryl asked us to simply make two blocks that were red and white.   The sky was the limit as far as the design.  I started going through a few block designs and quickly realized I wasn't feeling up to cutting a whole bunch of tiny pieces this morning.  So I grabbed some of my 2 1/2" squares that are piled up next to my machine (for my AQP Quilt-A-Long) and just started sewing.  And this is what I ended up with ;)  And I am pleased as punch!!!

And I got to say,  there is nothing quite as fun and freeing as just sewing without a plan.  I don't do it near as often as I should, I think it is the accountant in me that makes it a bit out of my comfort zone ;)  But everytime I do I have so much fun and I just love the end results ;)  This is what I started with originally.  Just some fun patchwork.  The whites are different shades, but it is hard to tell in the picture ;)

Then I thought of this pillow I made a while back and bingo!!!  I have done improv string slashing  (I am totally creating a new term there :)  before but never on patchwork.  So I decided to see where it would go.   So a simple slash.

Added a string and liked it.  So I rolled with it.

And I got to his point and decided I didn't want the strings to overtake the patchwork, but my block still wasn't quite big enough.   So how to fix it . . . add a border ;)   I squared up my blocks.

Added a border, and then squared up my blocks again offsetting the borders.  And I can't say how happy I was that the blocks weren't big enough.  The borders just framed them up so nicely ;)

And that was my journey with some improv piecing this morning ;)

I think I will do it again soon ;)

So what about you???  Do you like to have a plan before you start or just start sewing and see where it goes??  Or, are you trying to embrace both??

Have a Happy Quilting Weekend!!!