I don’t teach this Improv Quilt class to show people how to make quilts like mine, I do it to explain that there are no mistakes in quilting, that finding something unexpected is always best, and that the work and concentration of quilting transports us to “another land” like making music or art of any sort. They begin with my idea but at the end of six hours they have a fistful of their own ideas…and what fun it is to see it happen right in front of your eyes. Today was no exception. We began with mine…
and moved right along. I think really the pictures speak for themselves with only this one explanation. They begin slowly, ask some questions and then…they are off and running. They don’t know each other, but by the end they are friends and are giving each other valuable critical advice. The biggest winner of the day was most certainly me…I got some great ideas from these intrepid nine workers….take a look:
Thanks you guys…it was fun!
On The Way 
It sure was fun! I am so excited to continue appliquing, and try this new way of quilting it all after that. Thank you thank you for a delightful day!
SO glad to meet you Pat and what a lot of fun it was! xo
Beautiful! I love all of their work. A visual feast.
Thanks Dayna…great fun and a lot of hard concentration…xo
Lucky ladies Lucy you!
It looks like it was a great success Bonnie. They really jumped in and did beautiful work! Love it!
Out of their comfort zones…kind of like going to camp again…in a small room at a big table…but they transcended the uninspiring surroundings and did good work!
I found the whole building to be inspiring! Beautiful art, unique spaces, lots of history!
What fun! Love all the work here, especially the idea of the button placket for a stem.
Thanks LeeAnn…it was all about fun! Xo
Thanks LEeAnn…I’ve used the button placket a few times since it’s all nicely ready to appliqué …😊
It is good to do something out of ones comfort zone, it’s amazing what you can learn! Lovely blocks !!
Thanks Deb…they worked hard!!
So lovely, all. I particularly like the black/white and the marine-seeming ones.
The b/w is from the makers REMARKABLE stash of home dec fabric…she has an eye! The maker of the seaweed-ish one says she’s going to adjust in that direction…
I enjoyed the variety of backgrounds the quilters chose for their blocks, especially the darker/brighter ones.
Thanks Nancy…as a group we were all amazed at the palettes and how “autumnal” they were…think the finished quilts will be handsome!