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Parisian Curves : Bold Modern MultiLayer MQA

A Modern Quilt Academy On Demand Workshop


This Workshop is included in the
Modern Improv Curve Craft Membership Program

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Would you like to create improv quarter circle curves with NO templates or matching?

How about creating curved blocks with 2, 3 
or even 5 curved layers?!?


In the Parisian Curves Workshop and I will share all of my tips for making bold modern quilts with multilayer curved blocks.

Fabric choices are totally up to you.  

You can use a bold focus print.

You can use modern batiks.

You can make an all solids version!

You can even use African prints as your 'focus prints' .

 The supply list and prerecorded videos will provide tips on selecting your fabrics for your projects.

 We will combine these pieced blocks with blocks cut from solids or near solids and background fabric for a planned layout -- or you can adapt the layouts for your own unique quilts.  

We will also discuss using the background fabric in the blocks to create a floating effect with negative space.  

  You can create quilts that look improvisational quickly and easily! Using this approach, you will find there are many variations in your layout and fabric color choices.

 Participants will develop confidence freehand cutting and piecing gentle curves, combining prints and solid fabrics and incorporating negative space.  

Use your African Prints in a Modern Way!!

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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. 

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