Improv quilting : dancing with the wall / Irene Roderick.
Material type:
TextPublisher: [Loveland, Colorado] : Interweave, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0593331419
- 9780593331415
- Dancing with the wall
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 746.46 R688 | Available | 33111010809040 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
An original and unique process for designing and constructing improvisational quilts developed by Irene Roderick.
This book appeals to beginning and advanced quilters who are looking for a new creative and artistic method of quilt design and construction. A handbook for quilters who want to expand their skills and make unique, personal expressions instead of following traditional quilt methods. The author's approach is fluid and intuitive, inviting you to tap into your imagination and ingenuity in order to create one-of-a-kind quilts in your own creative voice. The book provides instructions for design and construction accompanied by tips and tools to enable you to work freely without preconceived ideas of where the process leads. She will ask you to learn to trust your personal experiences and instincts so that you can develop your own personal style.
"This book appeals to beginning and advanced quilters who are looking for a new creative and artistic method of quilt design and construction. A handbook for quilters who want to expand their skills and make unique, personal expressions instead of following traditional quilt methods. The author's approach is fluid and intuitive, inviting you to tap into your imagination and ingenuity in order to create one-of-a-kind quilts in your own creative voice. The book provides instructions for design and construction accompanied by tips and tools to enable you to work freely without preconceived ideas of where the process leads. She will ask you to learn to trust your personal experiences and instincts so that you can develop your own personal style"--provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (page 176).
Introduction: Improv quilting : what is it ; My improv odyssey ; Finding your voice -- Setting the stage: Tools ; Design ; Color ; Semiotics ; Design space -- Let's start dancing: Building : designing your quilt ; My tools : the components ; Phases of the process ; Designing : a step-by-step guide ; Engineering : sewing it together ; Building a small quilt step-by-step ; Quilting : making it into a quilt ; Finishing -- How I dance!: My dancing steps -- Projects: A full-size quilt ; Black and white mini ; Color mini -- Irene's quilts.