Improv Piecing
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Improv Piecing
Learn to combine different fabric scraps, shapes, and textures as you embrace the beauty of freeform patchwork. Learn techniques for piecing, tips for balancing color, and suggestions on ways to elevate and customize your tote! Break free from traditional patterns and come ready to experiment, get creative, and let your imagination guide you!
In this fun and creative class, students will explore the exciting world of improv piecing while making their own unique pieced Workaday Tote!
Meet the instructors!
Sue's youngest daughter, Aimee, has worked for the business since 2015. She is the CFO, head of human resources, manages Sue’s schedule, as well as, the many responsibilities that fall under ‘front of house’. Recently, Aimee has fallen in love with hand piecing through completion of many of Jen Kingwell's quilt designs, but follows in her mother's footsteps as a jack of all trades and master of embroidery. She's assisted Sue in many of her teaching endeavors, and is looking forward to teaching more classes on her own and continuing her own learning.
Abby came to us through a high school work program in 2014, and we welcomed her back full time in 2017. She's a jack of all trades, having moved through departments, finding a home as our shop manager as well as coordinating Sue's Ohio classes. Over the past few years, Abby's embroidery skills have flourished through making shop samples, teaching beginner embroidery classes, and even designing her own pincushion kit! She enjoys working face to face with customers and students, and has a great eye for color and design.
- Workaday Tote Pattern
- An assortment of cotton and linen fabrics totaling a minimum of a half yard
- We used a mix of Essex Linen and canvas!
- 1/2 yd fun cotton fabric for lining
- 1/2 yd Soft & Stable
- 1-1/2 yds webbing or Miyako Leather Tote Bag Straps for handles
- Sewing machine with neutral color thread
- You will have the option of machine quilting the outside of your bag, so bring a variety of colors that match your fabric selections
- Chalk Pencil
- Needles: Chenille #24 and #18, Milliners #3, #1, and #15
- Eleganza or HOB Perle Cotton in #8, 5 and 3
- Creative Stitching Book
- Bagged lunch
Cancellation fees reflect the cost of registration, staff, instructor contracts, material acquisitions, and other services. This policy applies to all registrants, regardless of the reason for canceling. We encourage you to take our cancellation policies into consideration before registering for classes.
If you need to cancel your registration, you have the following options:
Transfer:
Registrants who cancel their enrollment in a workshop held in our Ohio studio may make a one-time transfer to any other workshop held in our studio.
- Transfers may be made either in the current workshop season, or any workshop in the following year. Transfers must be made more than 15 days prior to the workshop, and are subject to a 5% cancellation fee.
Refund:
If you prefer not to transfer your workshop registration, the following fees apply:
- More than 30 days prior to the workshop, refund of your deposit minus a 20% cancellation fee.
- Less than 30 days prior to the workshop, no refunds will be issued.
Redirect:
Registrants are able to send someone in their place into the workshop for no additional fee. In this case, no refunds will be issued, payment arrangements are the responsibility of the original registrant if needed.