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Freehand Curve Quilts

Freehand Curve Quilts

Improv Techniques for Creative Play & Bold Expression

Cindy Grisdela
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Create movement, surprise, and style through improv curves!

Join Cindy Grisdela, author of Artful Improv and Adventures in Improv, as she guides you through the playful world of improvisational curves—no patterns, no templates, just freehand fun!

Learn to use your rotary cutter like a drawing tool to create expressive curves, then add flair with pieced insets, dancing dots, skinny lines, and more. With guided, beginner-friendly exercises and approachable techniques, you’ll make bold design choices in color, line, and shape. Let go of perfection, quiet your inner critic, and invite your creative spirit to come out and play!

  • Learn how to create quilts full of movement and energy using improv curves to make dynamic designs
  • No curve experience? No problem! Explore improv techniques are fun, forgiving, and accessible to everyone
  • Dive into guided exercises that outline structure and design principles to help you confidently compose unique improv quilts

Product Code: 11640
Print ISBN: 9781644036525
eBook ISBN: 9781644036532
UPC: 734817116400
Dimensions: 8.5 x 11
88 pages, color
All Skill Levels
C&T Publishing

Cindy Grisdela

2026-01-27

Improv Techniques for Creative Play & Bold Expression

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  • Fiber Artist Improv Quilter Author and Teacher

Cindy Grisdela

Cindy Grisdela has been making things since she was a child. Her mother taught her to sew as soon as she was old enough for her foot to reach the pedal of the sewing machine, and some of her fondest memories are of time spent in the fabric store immersed in color and pattern. Although she sewed, there weren’t any quilters in Cindy’s family, so she didn’t discover quilt making until she happened to read an article in a

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