Category Archives: Modern Improv

On Being Judged

Posted on May 2, 2013 by sherrilynn

Finding and trusting one’s own authority is essential to developing authenticity in improvisational process. Continue reading →

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New Workshops for 2014

Posted on April 18, 2013 by sherrilynn

I’ve added two new improvisational patchwork classes and posted my teaching philosophy to my workshop page. Continue reading →

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A Visit With Eli Leon And His Quilts ~ Part 2

Posted on April 9, 2013 by sherrilynn

Eli Leon has collected over 1000 African-American quilts in the improvisational style and has exhibited them widely but have you seen the seven quilts he’s made? Continue reading →

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QUILTCON ~ Day 3: Improv Round Robin

Posted on March 4, 2013 by sherrilynn

For the Improv Round Robin, we followed the cardinal rule of improv theater, no matter what fellow performers say or do always affirm and build on their actions to keep the skit going. Continue reading →

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QuiltCon ~ Day 2: Get Your Curve On

Posted on February 22, 2013 by sherrilynn

Today I taught an improv curve piecing workshop to another awesome group of quilt makers. Continue reading →

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RGB Modern, 2012

Posted on February 4, 2013 by sherrilynn

I considered the space between warp and weft when piecing these curves with bias cut strips to create this modern improvisational quilt. Continue reading →

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a lecture on modern improv quilting at Stitch Modern

Posted on January 30, 2013 by sherrilynn

I will be presenting a new framework for improvisational quilting that breaks free from the design/pattern/copy paradigm of traditional quilting: on Feb 5 at “Stitch Modern” a quilt show with special events hosted by the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild. Continue reading →

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