Guidelines

We have very few rules.

·        Improv blocks

·        Solid fabrics (if a special fabric or hard to find colour is requested, you may send out to bee members ahead of time)

·        Members must communicate well

·        Blocks should be sent on time. (We know life happens. Communicate with the monthly leader if something comes up)

·        Please post completed blocks on Instagram. Please tag all of your bee mates and use the hashtag #canadianimprovbee  and/or #improvnorth

Each month a single member leads the group. At the beginning of the month they will post their prompt on Instagram, tagging their bee mates.  Members then have a month to complete and send the blocks. Once those blocks are received they become the building blocks for a finished quilt.  The prompts may be personally difficult or challenging, so don’t be afraid to ask questions and have some frank discussions J.

To communicate your vision, you may choose to share a completed block, photographs, written work, even songs to steer the resulting work in the direction of your vision. Instructions on materials such as colour, alternative solids (silks, linen etc) construction technique (handwork, applique), and size expectations need to be stated clearly. Each designer is free to be more or less restrictive, as long as there is still considerable room for creativity.

-     Thanks for some of these guidelines from an article titled #beesewcial from Curated Quilts Issue 5 - Improv

  

Here is an example of what would be expected of the leader every month.

Lately, I have been inspired by flowers. I love their rich colours and vibrancy. Flowers can be such a delight to one's senses. I would love to create a quilt with that same feeling. I have chosen light grey, pinks and a touch of green as my color palette. You can make many small blocks or one large block, just as long as you have about the equivalent of a 15.5" X 15.5" block.

@jeramackenzie @trollbrothersquiltmama, @arquilters, @tlturns, @sulicat_north, @natalieskinnerquilts, @Headspaceq, @sherrylyn_a, @thenedrocks, @lindyroselou #improvnorth #canadianimprovbee