Intro to Improv

Create Freely. Quilt Beautifully.

Learn to trust your eye, play with design, and build stunning quilts using improv techniques and philosophy.

  1. Ready-to-launch, professionally designed and trial tested, 12-hour, four week lesson plan divided into 15-minute sections.

  2. Teachers Guide

  3. Student Workbook

  4. In-shop Marketing Signage

  5. Student Fabric and Supply List

  6. E-mail & Social Media Marketing

  7. E-mail Planning Guide

  8. Student Take-home Checklists

  9. Workshop Completion Certificates

  10. Curriculum Implementation Guide

What’s Included

Philosophy of Improv

Color Theory

Slashing

Squaring

Micro-lines

Micro-piecing

Organization

Safety

Weight

Negative Space

Composition

Filling the Ground

Sewing Blocks

Sewing Rows

Adding Borders

Final Pressing

Student Workbook

  • Introduction

  • Improv Philosophy

  • Safety & Organization

  • Balancing Weight & Negative Space

  • Color Value

  • Composition Techniques

  • Design Wall Analysis

  • Filling the Ground

  • Sewing Blocks & Rows

  • Adding Borders

  • Final Pressing

  • Reflection

  • Lab Activities

  • Worksheets

Instructor’s Guide

  • Learning Objectives

  • Learning Milestones

  • Teaching Demonstrations

  • Example Illustrations and Diagrams

  • Instructional Reminders

  • Common Mistakes & Workarounds

  • Modifications for a Diverse Classroom