These ondemand workshops are available at Creative Spark, an online learning site.
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Creative Spark! is offered by CT Publishing.
Fractured Disappearing
9 Patch
Traditional 9 Patch Blocks go Modern
with a Little Fracturing
Improv piecing is a technique not bound by strict rules; it is a method that allows imagination and intuition to piece or applique a variety of fabrics together. A classic quilter's favorite, the Nine Patch Quilt Block is adapted to a modern design and used to teach you improv techniques. Modern quilt designer Carole Lyles Shaw calls this improvisational process "fracturing" the block because she uses straight cuts to slice apart a pieced block and sew it back together. In this workshop, learning the improv piecing process starts with a traditional block: the Nine Patch Quilt block. Carole first shows you how this project can be done in any combination of fabrics and how to use a favorite print to create your color palette. You can use modern floral prints, ombrés, African prints, and many other combinations. She moves on to guide you through piecing the base blocks and demonstrates fracturing techniques. You'll finish your project by learning to assemble the quilt top with an optional improv pieced border.
African Prints for Contemporary Quilts & More!
Carole Lyles Shaw
Carole Lyles Shaw is an award winning modern quilt designer, author and workshop teacher. Her virtual workshops are lively and engaging for modern and traditional quilters of all levels. Her students say that Carole inspires them to be more creative and successful quilters. Carole started quilting over 20 years ago when she decided to make quilts for her nieces and nephews. She was mentored by the heirloom quilters of the African American Quilters of Baltimore.
Carole was featured as one of five designers in the Makers Issue of American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine (August 2021 issue).
She co-founded the Sarasota Modern Quilt Guild and served on the Board of Directors of The Modern Quilt Guild from 2015-2017. Carole is the author of Madly Modern Quilts and Patriotic Modern Quilts and modern quilt patterns.
