BRAVEPATCH

History shows that creative people need a place to gather and exchange ideas, knowledge and the love for their craft. 

The Brave Patch School is a creative home for improv quilters, where all can grow freely, where new voices, ideas, practices and patterns are allowed to emerge, grow and transform through personal reflection and community interaction. 

Brave Patch is a school of thought, for those who are passionate about improv quilting as a creative life practice.

Brave Patch is a creative refuge and a place of comfort, where your inner light, wonky patterns and differences are cherished and can find expression. 

The Brave Patch School is a community of practice and a place where you will be seen, appreciated and met, no matter where you are on your creative journey. 

Here you will find workshops, courses, and our creative mentoring community the Brave Patch Groove. We’re focused on the ways improv quilting can make a huge difference in your life.

• Connect and collaborate with other wonky makers ready to follow their own patterns, break free from perfectionism, and embrace their authentic voice and style of quilt making. 
• Receive supportive feedback, and learn restorative practices that promote growth and well being.
• Learn ruler-free techniques to enhance your improv quilting skills, and mindsets to move past overthinking and get you improvising like no one's watching! 

We get your improv quilts.

Our community is built on a heart-centered approach that recognizes improvisational quilt making as a profound creative life practice. 

We get your improv quilts and value the unique vision and voice that you bring. We welcome you into this space as both mentee and mentor. Our commitment to community mentoring and creative connections is the soul and value of Brave Patch Groove membership.

As a member of the Groove you'll enjoy:

• Monthly Inspiration: Connect with members in our monthly meetings, featuring community conversations and occasional guest speakers.
• Personal Guidance: Get direct access to Sherri Lynn Wood during monthly office hours to answer your questions and support your improv quilting journey.
• Engaging Activities: Join weekly or monthly sew-alongs or dig into our book club, all centered on the art of improv quilting.
• Exclusive Resources: Explore a treasure trove of improv content, including prompts, demos, and the engaging Scrap Play archive, all at your fingertips.
• Extended Workshop Access: Revisit the workshops you’ve purchased from Sherri Lynn Wood, with extended replay availability to suit your schedule.
• Supportive Community: Share your creations, exchange ideas, and get thoughtful feedback from our vibrant Brave Patch Groove community.
• Ad-Free Experience: Enjoy a distraction-free, creative space designed to let your imagination flow.

Quilters: From traditional quiltmakers seeking a fresh perspective to those diving into quiltmaking for the first time, the Groove is your creative home.

Makers: Whether you're an experienced craftsperson or just starting your creative journey, the Groove welcomes makers of all kinds.

Improvisers: Embrace the spontaneity of improvisational quilt making. Join us to explore new possibilities and push the boundaries of your artistic expression.

Textile Artists: If you work with fabrics and fibers to create art, the Groove offers a supportive space to enrich and inspire your creative journey.

All skill levels are welcome. At the Groove, skill is not a barrier; it's a bridge. Whether you're a novice eager to learn or an advanced practitioner seeking new challenges, our community is here to inspire and support you. 

Ready to quilt without rules? Join us in the Groove, where your creative journey will lead you to more truth, love, and artistic expression. Together, we’ll nurture an inspiring space that supports growth, sparks innovation, and builds meaningful connections. Let’s create, explore, and grow—in community.

NOTE: Be sure to join the Groove from a browser not the app.

About Our Sliding Scale Membership Plans

Join according to your ability to pay. The STANDARD PLAN above will work for most. Each plan has the option for monthly or annual rates. You'll find details inside each plan.

• If you have more, consider our PAY IT FORWORD PLAN. Your generosity makes community happen for all.
• If you have less, pay less on our EQUITY PLAN. 

It's all the same community. Read more to determine where you fall on the sliding scale. 

Six 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. 

RECLAIM YOUR SEWJO! Enrich your quilting practice and revitalize your creative spirit.  Join us in the Squad—where tradition meets innovation, with a restorative dose of loving acceptance!

Missed the 2025 Squad? Sign up to be notified of the next Squad opportunity. 

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.

Sign up below to receive FREE access to the 2025 Improv Scrap Play Class replay.

Brave Patch School illustrations by Nina Yagual.