Improv Quilts. The thought of making one can be so alluring. No one sets the rules but you. There is flexibility in the size and colour of the fabric pieces, and running out of a fabric or two is simply a prompt to be imaginative and creative when taking the next steps. It’s artistic freedom.
Yet it’s for these very reasons that improv quilting can be terrifying. There’s no proven design or pattern to rely on, and some of us lack the confidence to make an unscripted quilt. (I mean, if we’re hesitant to cut into the “good” fabric for an established pattern, how can we risk it when we’re quilting by the seat of our pants?)
Enter Cindy Grisdela, an artist who creates dynamic contemporary compositions by cutting the fabric shapes freehand, without a pattern or template, and sewing them together with her sewing machine. Cindy will present her talk “Anatomy of an Improv Quilt” where she’ll share her tips and tricks for how to work without a pattern, where to start an improv quilt, how to know it’s finished, and everything in between. Join us via zoom on Monday February 10 @ 7pm EST.
Guests are welcome. Please see the guest section of our fees page. You might even want to join our guild for $20 for the last 5 meetings of the year!
Twilight Quilters' Guild of Norfolk County 