Course
Basic Improv Quilting: Part 1 - Getting to the Top CEXTN15-202540
Jan 15, 2025 - Feb 26, 2025
Full course description
Basic Improv Quilting: Part 1 "Getting to the Top"
Wednesdays, 1/15-2/26/2025, (no class 1/29) 6:00-9:00pm.
Location: John Adams Center, room 312
Instructor: Lorraine Woodruff-Long
Learn the basics of “improv” quilting with creative freedom and without the restrictive rules that can overwhelm new (and even experienced!) quilters! In six sessions, students will learn the fundamentals of constructing a quilt and more than 6+ quilt blocks and techniques which allow learners to springboard into their own unique arrangements and creations. Students will complete a pieced “flimsy” top, ready to be quilted.
This class is for you if you are:
• A novice who has used a sewing machine but never made a quilt
• A quilter wishing to expand your creativity without use of a prescribed pattern
• Seeking weekly space & time for personal creativity and meeting others like you in a wonderful sewing space!
Materials List:
• Students must provide and know the basics of their own working sewing machine.
• Approximately 2-3 yards of various (can be in pieces) fabrics (woven, not knit, fabric.) (Students are encouraged to use repurposed materials including clothing, sheets, fabric from SCRAP-SF, etc.)
• Thread for machine
• Sharp fabric scissors/shears
• 45” or 60” Rotary cutter
• 3”x18” acrylic ruler
• Portable cutting matt
• Sewing pins/pincushion or magnetic pin catcher
• Sewing pins & needles
Instructor Bio:
Lorraine Woodruff-Long is a self-taught quilter with a primary focus on color, improvisation, and recycled/repurposed fabrics. Her work has been juried into shows at the de Young Museum/San Francisco, the California Heritage Museum/Santa Monica, the International Quilt Festival/Houston, QuiltCon, and the Sanchez Art Center/Pacifica, among others. You can find her work on Instagram @quiltinginthefog or on her website, QuiltingintheFog.com
Image credit: Lorraine Woodruff-Long