Upcoming Workshops
Free Improv Piecing with Sarah Hibbert
June 13th 2026
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Pacific time)
In-Person event
SOLD OUT
Improv: Inspired by Nature by Vicki Conley
July 11, 2026
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Pacific Time)
Zoom event
In this class, you’ll explore the art of abstract design through improv-style paper piecing. Using photos of plants, animals, or natural scenes as inspiration, you’ll learn how to create your own unique paper piecing blocks—more abstract than literal, driven by shape, rhythm, and movement.
Exploring English Paper Piecing with Michelle Bartholomew
September 12, 2026
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Pacific Time)
In-person event
Try a little of everything EPP has to offer in this fun and exploratory beginners class! We’ll cover all the basics of EPP, including fabric selection, basting, stitching. We will explore the world of precut shapes, while designing and stitching your own small EPP block! You can try all of the different thread, needle, and glue options that are available, so when you leave, you’ll know exactly what to stock your EPP kit with! Get your creative juices flowing with this hands on, low stress class.
Curvy Mini Sketches with English Paper Piecing with Michelle Bartholomew
September 12, 2026
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)
In-person event
In this class you’ll learn how to design and stitch your own curvy EPP mini masterpiece! Ditch the shapes that you know and step into the world of custom EPP curves. We will focus on how to design using curved EPP and how to sew the flat back stitch with confidence!
Past Workshop Archive
Improv Mosaic 1.2.3 with Lorraine Woodruff-Long May 16, 2026, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (Pacific time) Join us on Zoom with Lorraine Woodruff-Long to learn the concept of building an improvised mosaic quilt using improvised log cabin blocks at rations of 1:2:3. |
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Building an Improv Toolbox with Sarah Goer March 14, 2026, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM (Pacific time) Join us on Zoom with Sarah Goer to learn a wide variety of improvisational piecing techniques. |
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Improv Floating Squares with Sherri Lynn Wood February 14, 2026, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Pacific time) Join us on Zoom with Sherri Lynn Wood to experience the freedom and joy of the creative flow while learning basic ruler-free piecing techniques. |
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Inspired by Music Workshop Luke Haynes (www.luke.art) November 15, 2025, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (Pacific time) Join us on Zoom with Luke Haynes to learn how to use music as inspiration for making a quilt. |  |
Quilt Coat 101 Workshop Erin Grogan (@lovesewmodern, www.lovesewmodern.com) Session 1: October 18, 2025, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (PDT) Join us on Zoom with Erin Grogan to learn how to make our own quilt coat over two workshop sessions. |
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Nature's Kingdom Joe Cunningham (@joethequilter, joecunninghamquilts.com) Saturday, May 17, 2025 Join us on Zoom with Joe Cunningham to learn the basic techniques for piecing anything freehand, including people and animals, to improvise freely, and to enjoy the process as you learn! |
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Pojagi Improv Window Hanging Elizabeth DeCroos (@elizabeth.epidastudio, epidastudio.com) Saturday, November 16, 2024 Elizabeth DeCroos will guide us through the Pojagi sewing method to create our own, one of kind stained glass window hanging. |
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Shibori Resist Dyeing Laura Sinai Sunday, July 21, 2024 and Saturday, July 27, 2024 Join Laura Sinai to learn about and experiment with Japanese shibori methods for fabric dyeing. We'll use a combination of folding, clamping, tying, and stitch resist, and then dye the fabric in indigo. |
Geometricks Brenda Gael Smith (@brendagaelsmith, serendipitypatchwork.com.au) Saturday, June 15, 2024 Learn tips and tricks for creating geometric shapes with freeform piecing: triangles, quadrilaterals and hexagons. |  |
Pet Portraits Jane Haworth (@janehquilter, janehaworth.com) Saturday, May 11, 2024 Learn to enlarge a photo of a pet and use a variety of fabrics to create a portrait using a raw edge fabric collage technique. |  |