Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

    • Design Overview, Deciding on a Strategy, and Picking your Fabrics

    • Tools, materials, things you need...

    • A Printable Guide for working with the templates

    • Download Templates Here
  • 2

    Building an Improv Slab

    • Building an Improv Slab
  • 3

    Background on Curves and Using Templates

    • The Geometry of Precise Quarter Circle Square Pieces

    • Cutting with Templates

    • Cutting Fabric Pieces that Do Not Match Exactly with Tempaltes

    • Cutting Pieces from our Slabs

    • Cutting a Wide Arc (combining the two arcs)
  • 4

    Making Quarter Circle Squares

    • Pin Basting Curved Seams

    • Glue Basting Curved Seams

    • Using a Scant Quarter Inch Seam Allowance

    • Sewing a Curve

    • Sewing a Curved Seam

    • Pressing Curved Seams

    • Trimming Giant Nested Curves Block
  • 5

    Putting it all together

    • Joining Two Blocks to Make Half Circles and Points

    • Strategy for composition and suggested workflow

    • Conclusion