Improv Piecing Lecture all levels 1 hour, $10 per student with 20 student minimum (maximum 45)
Improv Piecing Workshop all levels 1-3 hours, $25 per student with 15 student minimum. 4-6 hours, $35 per student with 15 student minimum. Interested in having me teach at your event?
Lecture of various improv quilting techniques. We will talk about improv, how I create “found fabric” from scraps, and visualize how I “think through” ideas. It includes modern improv quilts, my personal journey into improv, and an explanation of the title, a la Mary.
Workshop includes techniques for using up those unfinished or unwanted blocks. If time permits, we will wander into how I use color theory, create large-scale blocks, and build alternative blocks. Slow-paced workshop perfect for improv beginners. It sounds serious, but it’s always more fun than that! Let’s laugh together, learn together, and explore together!
Workshop consists of creating fabric from scraps using color theory, creating large-scale blocks, and creating alternative blocks
Tools you’ll need: your sewing machine and everything you keep with it (scissors, pincushion, seam ripper, etc.), a good rotary blade, your best pair of scissors, and a sense of adventure. If possible, a small design board (see below).
Fabric to pack: bring a big variety of solids, a few prints, those blocks you’ve been hiding, and any fabric that you now shake your head at. Oh, yeah, those too!
