Improv Quilting Classes

“The liberating practice of improv quilting has the potential of changing how we show up in our creative lives and in our relationships, in more flexible, authentic and responsive ways.”

SHERRI LYNN WOOD

2024 FOUND COLOR Improv Quilting Livestream Workshops

~ in patchwork as in life~
is about finding our true colors, joy and agency in the face of systems in need of repair

  • Click on an image to REGISTER for an individual FOUND COLOR workshop.

  • Recordings are available for replay through AUGUST 31, 2024.

  • If you missed it live you can still sign up for the REPLAY.

  • Sign up for the Season Pass for 10% savings on ALL the workshops + replay access in the series.

  • Learn more about the FOUND COLOR Quilting Workshops on my blog.

 FOUND COLOR Guest Speakers

Our six guests are all trailblazers at transforming color from repurposed materials into quilts that tell stories of truth and beauty.

Each workshop in the series opens with a 20-minute presentation by a different artist/maker, followed by Q&A. Please note: the role of the guest speaker is to share their unique perspectives and ignite our community conversation on the theme of Found Color. They will NOT be teaching the class.

Piece Flow Joy / Quilting FRom The Heart

Aug 30 - Sep 6, 2025
Jurançon, Pau, SW France/ Makers Retreat

Experience a restorative week of abstract piecing with Sherri Lynn Wood at the beautiful Atelier Clos Mirabel in the French Pyrénées, designed to get you out of your head and into your hands and heart. Nurture a receptive approach to freestyle quilting where you become the conduit through which creativity and patterns flow and are expressed. Learn ruler-free piecing techniques and how to harness your rhythm of attention and emotional energy into shape, color and pattern to tell the unfolding story of being you!

I am over the moon for the opportunity to offer this once in a lifetime creative learning experience!

Flower Power Bias-Strip Curves

July 14-20, 2024
Aurora, NY / In-Person Retreat

Learn a variety of grid-busting tricks for improvising and piecing large-scale, nature inspired compositions with the innovative ruler-free technique of bias-strip piecing on the curve.

Quilt Classes For Beginners

Whether you are new to improv quilting or more experienced, we all have the freedom to begin where we are and continue to grow. My workshops encourage ALL participants to tap into their beginner’s mind.

My goal as an improviser and teacher is to hand to you a range of pattern possibilities, so that you can discover YOUR way of making patterns. The beauty of improv is you can’t do it wrong!

When you sign up for any of my online improv quilting classes, you will receive access to Improvise! Creating, Quilting and Living Creatively, an introduction to improvisational process, as a foundation for your workshop experience.

Equity Pricing

Sliding Scale fees with equity and pay it forward pricing is an option incorporated on the registration page for each workshop.

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Programs For Guilds

Check out my updated online quilting lectures and demos and in-person quilting classes for guilds & conferences.

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The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters

Provides modern quilters with frameworks for piecing flexible patterns and creative exploration, along with practical instruction in stitching techniques and intuitive color.

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Questions?

Be sure to read the Livestream FAQs. We may have already answered your questions there.

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Creative Community Mentoring

Our community is built on a heart-centered approach that recognizes improvisational quilt making as a profound creative life practice.

We get your improv quilts and value the unique vision and voice that you bring. We welcome you into this space as both mentee and mentor. Our commitment to community mentoring and creative connections is the soul and value of BravePatch membership.

Celebrating Differences, Crafting Connections