Modern Improv Quilting

Be the Boss of Your Design

Laura Veenema

• Publisher: C&T Publishing
• eBook ISBN:
  9781644034637
• Year: 2024

Improvisational piecing lets you be the boss Embrace the joy of improvisation as you create quilts and quilted projects, including duffel and crossbody bags, that are truly one-of-a-kind! This book is an introduction, guide, and step-by-step manual for giving you the skills to create modern improvisational quilts and projects that range in difficulty from easy-peasy to fiddly-and-still-fun. You'll learn three improvisational techniques that take you from start to finish as you complete your first modern improv project. Choose which technique is right for you based on scale, color, and shape. Then, put those techniques to work and create a quilt, a bag, or a set of holiday stockings! Learn three powerful beginner-friendly techniques for improvisational piecing to create various projects that play with shape, scale, and color that will make every project unique Includes nine unique quilt projects, from classic bed and baby quilts to holiday stockings and functional crossbody and duffel bags Includes guidance on building perfect and unique color palettes that complement the modern improv process

Table of contents

• Cover
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Improv Quilting for the Win
• Materials and Tools
• Color and Balance
• How to Make A Quilt
• Color Chart
• Improv Technique 1: Classic Easy Improv
• Improv Technique 2: Sparse And Geometric Improv
• Improv Technique 3: All The Colors, All The Shapes
• Projects
• The Quilt to Impress Your Mother-In-Law: Improv Technique 1 Throw Quilt
• The Stadium Quilt to Show Off at the Park: Improv Technique 3 Throw Quilt
• The (Not-Boring) Neutral Quilt: Improv Technique 1 Throw Quilt
• Duochrome Bed Quilt: Improv Technique 2 Twin Quilt
• Organizing Pouches for Life: Improv Technique 3 Bag
• Cheery Holiday Stockings: Improv Technique 3 Stocking
• The Get Going Duffle: Improv Technique 2 Bag
• Cross Body Wonder Bag
• Make Room Market Tote: Improv Technique 3 Bag
• About the Author
• Personal Legal