Improv quilts

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make an improv quilt? This article from world-renowned improv quilter Cindy Grisdela can get you started. Once you read about her inspirations and techniques f…

Sue C on Instagram: "Striking whilst the iron's hot...... I'm on to the next WIP with a bit of pin basting this afternoon. . I've been making these improv blocks using solids scraps for the past year but didn't know what l was going to do with them until l came across an IG post that gave me the inspiration for this quilt. I loved it so much and have pretty much copied the makers design. . Unfortunately I cannot remember the original maker (note to self - always record details) so if you…

Met the man behind the improv quilting movement, Nicholas Ball. Discover his beautiful quilts, techniques and tips on finding inspiration.

Improv quilting is a great way to embrace abstraction and just go with the design flow. My latest blog post documents the process of making my very first improv quilt using only scrap fabric and supplies from my stash.

Janice | Making a stained glass quilt block is such a good intro to improv quilting. Just grab your solid scraps and start sewing them together -... | Instagram

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Progress shots of my improv "bonus" half square triangle quilt, all made from hst blocks that were leftovers of past projects

Have you ever gotten mid-way through a quilt project and realized you hated the direction you were headed in? Read on how I found myself in such a quilty pickle and what I learned through the process. | Shannon Fraser Designs #modernimprovquilting #aurifilthread #modernquilt #improvquilting #quilting

Cindy Grisdela is a quilt artist and teacher who has also written two books about improv quilting. She was the speaker at our recent guild meeting, and also taught two different workshops. I was lucky enough to take part in her "Artful Improv" class, and today I am happy to share my finished quilt top from that class. We learned about several different improv techniques that Cindy uses regularly including improv blocks, angled stripes and improv curves. At the end of that first day, I had…

In October, Allie asked us to make ladders for her Quilts Unscripted Bee. She asked that we make blocks that are at least 8" on each side with a ladder going all the way across the block, edge to edge. "The ladder can be curved, straight, leaning, have mismatched rungs, be missing rungs, anything. It ...continue reading →

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the final layout... done and done | by linda beth

Out of the Box: An Improv Piecing Workshop

Over The Limit II I managed Three finishes for June. The first one was the Scrappy Trip Around the World I posted already. The Over The Limit series is something I have tried in two colorways so far. I actually decided to quilt the second one in the series first because I liked the bright vibrant colorway of the orange and blue. The quilting looks very simple and straightforward but it took forever. There were many stops and starts and Five thread color changes. Since I bury all my thread…

Earlier this week, I shared some highlights from my "Slice of Improv" demo with all the wonderful women attending Quilting 101. ...

Learn about the different piecing techniques that are inherent to quilting. Some of these techniques are taught in our online quilting courses.

My improv pieced curve quilt is finished. In my bid to practice sewing pieced curves, I got out a bunch of 5" squares that I had left over from a previous project and took to them with my rotary cutter. It was a little scary at the beginning, but I'm so glad that I made it... and finished it. I learned a lot about curved piecing along the way - the right ways of doing it, and the wrong. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, it seems that I sewed my curves together the 'wrong' way. I had…