Quilting Modern : : Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts

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Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Crafts & Hobbies / Quilting / Gering, Jacquie	4-week checkout	Due 05-30-2024

Introduction: The Improvisational Path -- Tools and materials for the modern quilter -- Quilting basics : sew, what do I need to know? -- Color and design : beyond the crayon box -- Finishing touches : backing, quilting, binding and more -- Free Yourself : free-piecing technique and projects: Urban garden quilt ; Sea glass quilt ; Winging it pillow -- Log cabin makeover : improvisational log cabin technique and projects: Mod TV quilt ; Lilac crush quilt ; Tunnel vision quilt -- Slice and dice : slice and insert technique and projects: Add it up quilt ; Shattered quilt ; Southwestern pillows -- To the point : stitch and flip triangle squares technique and projects: Supernova quilt ; Blind co-pilot quilt ; Swirling medallion quilt -- Strip tease : strip-piecing technique and projects: Fiesta wall quilt ; Fractured quilt ; Stepping stones quilt ; Going crazy : modern crazy-piecing technique and projects: Winter windows quilt ; Blue ice quilt ; Crazy placemats -- 11. Embrace your curves : Improvisational curves technique and projects: Sardinia table runner ; Tipsy city quilt ; Illusions quilt -- Resources.
"From two pioneers of today's modern quilting movement, Quilting Modern teaches quilters how to use improvisational techniques to make graphic, contemporary quilts and quilted projects. Explore seven core techniques and multiple projects using each technique-all presented with detailed instructions. Also included is step-by-step direction from Jacquie Gering and Katie Pedersen on tools, materials, and quilting basics, as well as expert advice on color and design. New and seasoned quilting artists will love making stunning bed, wall hanging, pillowcase, and table accessory quilts with this must-have resource. Quilting Modern is a field guide for quilters who strive to break free from tradition and yearn to explore improvisational work. Quilters can make the 21 projects in the book, but will also come away with the new knowledge and skills to apply to their own unique designs. In Quilting Modern, quilters will find the support, structure, and encouragement they need to explore their own creativity and artistic vision."-- Provided by publisher.
"Quilting Modern teaches quilters to use improvisational techniques to make graphic, contemporary quilts and quilted projects"-- Provided by publisher.

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Technique's good, but I don't always like the look. submitted by terpsichore17 on July 28, 2021, 10:56am Solid on technique, and helpful in discussing the design elements that go into a quilt. Insofar as these projects involve a twist on more conventional methods (e.g., log cabins but tweaked for effect), I appreciate the new possibilities they reveal.

That said, if even an improvisational quilt calls for as much planning as these, I'd rather stick with more conventional methods.

One peculiarity: I often appreciated the illustrating sketches ("We pieced things together in approximately this way") more than the photographs of the finished quilts, generally (I think) because they read as higher-contrast and thus *revealed* the structure behind it all, rather than disguising it (which makes the entire quilt look more random/incohesive).