Get Your Curve On Intensive
multi-day / advanced/ all skill levels welcome
Get your curve on in this multi-day improv workshop. Learn innovative ruler-free techniques for grid-busting simple curves, layered curves, wedged curves and bias-strip piecing on the curve. Commit one step at a time as you incorporate multiple curve techniques into a finished composition. Develop a personal/intuitive approach to color, and celebrate your "mistakes" along the way. Whoopee!
Featured in The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters.
Grid Busting Improv Curves
1-day 6hr / intermediate / all skill levels welcome / NEW
Discover the freedom and ease of piecing template-free curves. There are no mistakes here! A range of approaches and techniques will be demonstrated, beginning with the humble quarter square curve, to layered curves, to freestyle curve composition. The goal of this experimental improv curve workshop is to explore a variety of ways to bust out of the grid.
Wedge Curve Improv
2-day 12hr / advanced/ all skill levels welcome
Get your wedge-curve groove on in this improv quilt-making workshop. Commit one step at a time, as you explore advanced approaches to improvised patchwork and composition, develop a personal/intuitive language of color, and learn ruler-free, wedge-curve, and bias-strip piecing on the curve techniques.
Featured in The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters.
Bias-Strip Improv Curves
2-day 12hr / advanced / all skill levels welcome
Get your bias-strip curve on and celebrate your mistakes! Learn the innovative ruler-free technique of bias-strip piecing on the curve, how to troubleshoot and flatten internal bubbles as they arise. Learn to create wedge-curves along with a variety of options for utilizing both techniques in fixed patterns or improvised compositions. This is an advanced technique that takes time to master, pushing you to the brink of beginner's mind. Imagine the possibilities!
Featured in The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters.