Improv Quilting
Improv Patchwork Road Tales ~ Honesty
What does it mean to be honest when I create? What am I being honest about? Who am I being honest to?
Improv Patchwork Road Tales ~ Sweet Surrender
There was a sweet surrender to the score of the ROAD itself and it's adventures. My traveling partner and I said YES AND to the unexpected.
Improv Patchwork Road Tales ~ Intro
One thing I learned early on, as I shared my story with others, they in turn shared theirs. The development of an idea is a collaborative process.
Ruler-Free Patchwork - Improv Theater Mashup Results
Audience members provided "ugly" fabrics, threw out suggestions, and questions as I improvised a quilt on the spot according to their prompts.
Improv Handbook Blog Hop
A month of insightful reviews, giveaways, process stories, and the debut of 165 test quilts made for The Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters.
Improv Handbook X-Country Book Tour!
I'm in the initial planning stages of planning the Improv Handbook X-Country Tour (June 1-10) and I need your help deciding locations.
18 Quilts Inspired by The Improv Handbook at QuiltCon
A total of EIGHTEEN quilts inspired by scores from the Improv Handbook For Modern Quilters were exhibited at QuiltCon 2015!
Improv Handbook March & April Events ~ May 5 Release
Want to get your hands on a copy before May 5? Check out these book signing events and workshops in Oakland, Kansas City and Portland, ME.
QuiltCon Day 4 ~ Group Flow
The prolonged experience of creative flow on their last day at QuiltCon left everyone feeling pretty satisfied. Now that's FRESH quilting - or at least quilting that leaves you feeling FRESH!
QuiltCon Day 3 ~ Quilting From the Heart
How will our exposure to the Gee's Bend Quilters at Quiltcon change the way we make our quilts, and/or our perception of what quilt making is all about?
QuiltCon Day 2 ~ Hot Shots
Daring students tackle Bias Strip Piecing on the Curve. My books sell out on second day! But no worries there are more on their way.
QuiltCon Day 1 ~ Riding High
Learning from the Gee's Bend Quilters, lecturing, signing books, making mistakes, all in the midst of community! Riding high on the mechanical sewing machine in the sky.
Camp Stitch-Alot and Chicago MQG Here I Come!
Packing for Camp Stitch-Alot! I've got my long johns, heavy boots, winter coat, and lots SCRAPS for the cozy cabin quilting retreat!
Improv Round Robin ~ Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association
The Improv Round Robin workshop was super fun. I was so impressed by the cohesiveness of the group. They listened and responded with skill and courage!
QuiltCon Choices - Which class to take?
Wondering which QuiltCon workshop to take? I'm debuting three improvisational workshops and a lecture based on projects featured in my forthcoming book
Teaching! Spoonflower, QuiltCon and more!
On the road teaching for the next two weeks at Spoonflower, in Beaufort, SC, and Baltimore. QuiltCon 2015 workshops announced!
38,564 words and twelve new quilts!
It's as if I've been on a boat for the last year and a half and I've just been dropped off on a new shore in my life. Everything is new. Everything is YES! Many thanks to all who've been on the journey with me.
Open Call For Mod Mood (Get Your Curve On) Quilts
Submit your strip-pieced wedge curve quilt based on the Mod Mood quilt for possible publication in the Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters.