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Hi First name / Friend,
 
How has the act of improvising in quilt making been reflective or transformative in different aspects of your life?
 
It doesn't happen in a day or even a week, but when you spend intentional time investing in your creative practice, you will see transformation. We asked this question recently in the Brave Patch Groove and heard beautiful responses. Members have found growth, confidence, and the power to embrace the unknown. Through loosening up and letting go, improv quilting offers a creative path toward deeper connections, freedom, and, for some, a brave way forward in both art and life.
 
See some of their responses below. And be sure to join the conversation inside the Groove, your transformation awaits.
 
About this month's Groove Time: Speaking of improv Journey . . . we are so EXCITED to hear Priscilla Bianchi share her improv journey from precise, exact geometric designs to working in spontaneous and intuitive ways. Priscilla is a native Guatemalan quilt artist, designer, international teacher and author. Her one-of-a-kind art quilts are known for their luscious color, ethnic character and high visual impact.  
 
new! We've been reorganizing this fall to make it easier to find what you're looking for inside the Groove. Find details in this article. 
 
reminder! Workshop replays from the Found Color series are now available to participants are also Groove members. If you missed your notification send June a message and she'll help you get access. 
 
Yes And!
Sherri Lynn and June
 
P.S. Not a member? Know that we'd love for you to join us in our vibrant, conscious community where you can be seen and understood. Equity based monthly memberships are $10/$20/$30 and give you access to all of the resources inside BravePatch. Annual plans are also available.
 
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A Guatemalan Improv 
Quilting Journey
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At this month's Groove Time BP Groove member Priscilla Bianchi shares her improv journey. Priscilla started her quiltmaking with precise, geometric designs, and then she began letting go of the rules, and embracing a more intuitive, spontaneous approach with fabric. Now, her quilts are all about freedom, abstraction, improv—and so much play! 🎨🧵 
 
Colorful? ✅
Vibrant? ✅
Energetic? ✅
Improv from Guatemala❗️❣️
 
Tuesday, November 12 • 8 pm eastern
Join us!
 
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Join the conversations. Whether it's in a post, a response to a question, or in one of our weekly member-led gatherings, come discover yourself through improv quilting. 
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Member Quilt Highlights
Quilts by Groove members: Malina Kama (top) & Sarah Olson (bottom)
UPCoMiNG BRaVePaTCH EVeNTS
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Plus weekly member-led groups: Monday Sewcials and Finish It Fridays
 
See EVENTS in the left-hand navigation for complete details
 
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SIX MONTHS OF FLOW SEWING QUILT-ALONGS!
 
Invite more PIECE FLOW & JOY into your creative life through the playful practice of improvising a different classic quilt block each month from January to June 2025.  

The Improv That Block Squad is a 6-month community course with monthly live-stream quilt-alongs, designed to get you flow-sewing with authenticity, from your head, heart and hands — along with a supportive community of wonky makers!
 
Let go of perfection, stop overthinking and experience more flow in this mindful, heart centered approach to improv quilting. This Squad's for you!
 
Early Bird Pay Once and Monthly plans currently available. Limited seats. 
 
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January 4, 2025, 1-3 PM ET 
 
Mark your calendars for the annual Brave Patch School Improv Scrap Play class! We will be kicking off the Improv That Block Squad and celebrating another year of the Brave Patch Groove. Whoopee!
 
Learn flow-sewing and cutting tips for transforming all sizes and shapes of scraps into angles, and how to piece them into Tree Top quilt blocks.
 
  • 👉 Members: RSVP here
  • 👉 Not a member? You're invited to be our guest! Sign up below to receive FREE access to the 2025 Improv Scrap Play Class and the video replay.
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