Winging it: Improv Collage Quilting

Embrace the Freedom of Creativity and Stitch Your Own Butterfly Collage Masterpiece!

Quilters who love the look of quilted collages can follow this beginner-friendly course that covers all the steps to design an improv pieced background. Having been teaching and quilting for over a decade, Diane Knott Vandiver will show you practical, foolproof methods of creating a quilted collage that will have you literally and figuratively “winging it” through your way to creative expression. All skill levels can take away valuable lessons: beginners can appreciate the steps to piecing accuracy, and intermediate quilters can challenge themselves with the improv methods not found in prescribed pattern work.

Begin the course by getting organized. As you select fabric for your butterfly quilt, Diane explains the importance of considering color, scale, variety, contrast, and fabric motifs. Next, you will learn to piece the improv patchwork background without a pattern. Then, Diane will walk you step-by-step through collage design and construction techniques with her frustration-free methods by making a butterfly collage with the pattern included in your course materials. With your collage unfolding in all its beauty, Diane takes you to the finish line with considerations for free-motion quilting ideas and even unlocking the power of your machine’s decorative stitches to enhance the beauty you created. As a bonus, Diane will show you her expert tips and tricks for perfect machine binding with crisp corners and smooth seam connections. By the end of this class, you’ll have a custom piece of butterfly art you’ll be proud to hang on your wall, with plenty of inspiration to keep going!