Charles Cameron Workshop: Crooked Crosses & Bent Boxes
March 12 – 14, 2026
Class runs 9am – 4pm each day.
$495 Public/ $396 NQM Friend
Welcome to the Crooked Crosses and Bent Boxes Workshop!
‘Semi-improv’ is a technique for those who want the look and feel of improv, but who aren’t quite ready to give up their rulers.
The workshop will kick off with a detailed overview of the pattern to orient the participants. Hands-on instruction will be provided for each step of the Crooked Crosses and Bent Boxes quilt pattern and classroom time will be allowed for participants to progress toward making a 60” x 50” throw size quilt.
The pattern uses efficient, traditional piecing techniques like strip piecing and nested seams. We’ll use a ruler at every step! Cross blocks and Box blocks are constructed using modular subunits: cutting the same subunits from each of several fabric colors, then mixing-and-matching them in different orientations and color value combinations to create variety and depth. Individual blocks are constructed larger than required, then trimmed, improv-style to create movement in the final piece.
Charles Cameron
I’m Charles Cameron, a North Carolina-based Modern Quilter. I share my work on Instagram as @FeltLikeSweets.
I’m an Engineer by training and vocation and tend toward creative endeavors to maintain balance.
I have two young daughters who are my creative inspiration. Their playful experimentation and approach toward learning has shown me that not knowing how to do something can be a powerful enabler toward creating something extraordinary: to not be bound by ‘the ways that others do things,’ or ‘the ways that things ought to be done.’
My work explores the use of bright colors and color value placement to enhance more traditional quilt patterns and quilt block design. I’m not afraid to bend what should be a straight line.
My quilts have been published in Curated Quilts, a quarterly journal of and for modern quilters, and have been juried into QuiltCon, the world’s largest modern quilt show, presented by The Modern Quilt Guild. My quilt, Local Density 01, was just awarded 3rd place in the Fabric Challenge Category at QuiltCon2024. A selection of my favorite quilts will be on display at the National Quilt Museum October 2025 – March 2026. I’ve written & published quilt patterns of my own design, and deliver guild lectures, trunk shows and workshops to share my work and promote modern quilting.