Improvisation as wayfinder—no patterns, just fabric and intuition
Experience improv firsthand—In this 90-minute hand-on workshop, Cody Cook-Parrott will guide us compositional improv as our way finder, snipping and ripping, making a quilt top from improvised squares, no patterns, no rules, just fabric, intuition, and a lot of fun while doing it.
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QUICK DETAILS
WHEN: Saturday, Dec 13 at 11 am CT
HOW MUCH: $10 gets you in the workshop and a whole month of NOOK
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WHAT YOU’LL LEARN
- Compositional improvisation for arranging fabric without patterns—learning to trust what your eye tells you
- Snipping and ripping techniques for creating improvisational squares from scraps without measuring or fuss
- Quilt top assembly that brings your improvised pieces together while keeping that spontaneous, playful energy
HOW YOU’LL GROW
- Creative permission to make design choices based on what feels right rather than what a pattern dictates
- Practical improvisational skills to make something that couldn’t exist without you
- A new relationship with your fabric where scraps become possibility instead of clutter
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10$ USD/month — Cancel anytime
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THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR YOU IF…
- You feel constrained by traditional quilting rules and want a more relaxed, intuitive way to work with fabric
- You have fabric scraps piling up and want to transform them without complicated planning
- You want to make something that’s all yours using what you already have on-hand while learning skills that'll stick with you
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Cody Cook-Parrott is a writer, artist, and movement practitioner who builds simple structures that help artists make work.Their focus is attention, creative ecosystems, and research — so your practice becomes a scaffolding to grow steadily — online and off. They are the author of six books including The Practice of Attention (March 2026, St. Martin's Essentials)
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TIME ZONE CONVERSIONS
- New York: 12 PM ET
- Chicago: 11 AM CT
- Denver: 10 AM MT
- Los Angeles: 9 AM PT
- London: 5 PM GMT
- Berlin: 6 PM CET
- Auckland: 5 AM NZDT (next day)
- Melbourne: 3 AM AEDT (next day)
- Perth: 12 AM AWST (next day)
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FAQs
- Is there a recording? Yes! It’s usually available within 24 hours of live workshop