SFMQG is pleased to present another great workshop.
In-Person Workshop: Controlled Chaos Medallion: A Foundation Paper Piecer’s Approach to Improv
Instructor: Giuseppe Ribaudo
Date: Saturday March 14th, 2026 Time: 9am - 5pm EST
Registration open in the in Store on Sunday January 25, 2026 9am EST
Cost: $150 - 25 students max - members only
Workshop Description:
Controlled Chaos: A Foundation Paper Piecer’s Approach to Improv (GREAT INTRO TO IMPROV). Part improv workshop, part foundation paper piecing, part mystery! Students will learn a different approach to improv sewing, utilizing improvisational design to draw their own foundation paper patterns. Motifs are pulled at random from a mystery bag. Medallion layout - 64” square
A supply list will be provided prior to the class.
About Giuseppe:
I grew up in Long Island, NY. First generation Sicilian-American on my dad’s side and second on my mom’s, my family lived on the bottom floor of my maternal grandparents’ house. My parents were restaurant owners and as such spent much of their time working, so my sister and I were often upstairs with my grandparents.
My grandmother is a remarkably talented and prolific seamstress. She taught me to sew in the Sicilian fashion, which is to say she would show me how to do something and I would have approximately 10 seconds to demonstrate that I had learned it perfectly before she’d abruptly pick me up and sew the seam herself. I never much cared for the finicky elements of garment making, so sewing took a backseat for a while. It wasn’t until I was in college that I discovered quilting. I began with sewing improvisational quilts before moving into modern traditional territory. I joined Instagram shortly thereafter and quickly found myself making long distance friends in the ever-growing quilting community via social media.
After bouncing around the country for about a decade, I decided to move back to New York to pursue a career in textiles. Within a few months of being in NYC I was offered a marketing position at Andover Fabrics and was promoted to multimedia manager a year later. In 2018, I refocused my energy to fabric design and released my first collection Quantum. In 2021 I released my tenth collection called Nonna, an homage to my beloved grandmother and her home where I learned to sew. I continue to design fabric and patterns and teach quilting classes for shops and guilds across the country.
Find out more about Giuseppe at IG: @giucy_giuce | Website: GiucyGiuce.com