Improv Paper Piecing: A Modern Approach to Quilt Design

Improv Paper Piecing: A Modern Approach to Quilt Design

<p><strong>Love to create repeating blocks in your quilts</strong> but tired of the same patterns? Step away from the ordinary and try your hand at a new technique-based approach to improvisation. Gorgeous photographs illustrate 10 beautiful projects where Amy Friend seamlessly bridges the gap between improvised design and technical execution. Discover a unique approach to creating one-of-a-kind blocks with guided exercises that explore scale, symmetry and alternate gridwork. Then, with Amy's help, you'll have the opportunity to design your own patterns. You really <em>can</em> have a dash of the unexpected through improv with the precision of <strong>paper piecing</strong> and still create those secondary patterns we all love in quilts made using traditional blocks.</p> <p>With a modern spin, <em><strong>Improv Paper Piecing</strong></em> gracefully guides the reader, step-by-step, through improvisationally designing your own paper piecing patterns to strategically setting the grid---so that the end result is a masterful, unique quilt of repeated blocks.</p> <p>If you're looking for a fun exciting challenge, the party is <em>here</em>. Step over and stitch outside the box.</p>