If you have a handful of small orphan blocks, or some large scale print you’d like to feature, an improv table runner is a creative way to showcase them. Stephanie Dodson will be teaching this technique with an end goal of adding improv or liberated piecing into your creative toolbox. In addition to the orphan blocks or print, please bring three other fabrics. At least two of those fabrics should be tonal rather than a print. If you prefer, this runner could be make using all tonal fabrics. Using shot cotton or linen along with quilting cotton can add some fabulous texture and is worth considering when making your fabric choices.

 Supply list

• Sewing machine in good working condition. Knowledge of how to run the machine. If available, machine manual.
• Basic sewing tools (i.e., scissors, pins, fabric marker, rotary cutter, ruler, thread, pencil, paper, seam ripper, cutting mat, small iron with mat)
• At least three orphan blocks, or enough focus fabric to cut a variety of blocks to use as the anchor of the runner
• 1/4 to 1/3 yard of fabric in color palette #1 
• 1/4 to 1/3 yard of fabric in color palette #2
• 3/4 to 1 yard of fabric in color palette #3