Beginner Quilting: Improv Strip Pieced Pillows (Saturday, Nov. 2, 12-4 pm)

Learn to use foundation strip piecing methods to create sew-as-you-go quilted pillow faces. Students will create original improvisational designs based on the traditional log cabin and courtyard steps quilting patterns. This fun method offers opportunities to explore color and pattern while scrap and stash busting.

Classroom time will be used to make pillow fronts. Carson will demonstrate pillow construction techniques and provide instructions so that workshop participants can finish their pillows at home.

Supply list will be shared via email with participants. 

• Level: Confident Beginner (students should be able to thread their machine and complete basic troubleshooting) 
  
• Ages: Adults
  
• Instructor: Carson Converse
  
• Class Date: Saturday, November 2, 12-4 pm
  
• Location: 330 High St., Holyoke, MA
  

About the Instructor
Carson Converse is an artist and designer passionate about textiles. After studying sculpture, her interest in the decorative arts and architecture led her to complete a master’s degree in interior design. While she continues working in various creative disciplines, quilting-based, textile art has become her primary medium. Carson has been quilting for over 20 years. In addition to her own work, she has been providing longarm services for clients since 2019. Her award-winning work has been published and exhibited nationally and internationally. It is held in private and public collections including the International Quilt Museum and Study Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. In 2023 she was listed as one of Quilting Daily’s Top 20 Influencers.