Improvising Tradition: 18 Quilted Projects Using Strips, Slices, and Strata

by Alexandra Ledgerwood

Paperback, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

746.46

Collection

Publication

Interweave (2014), 136 pages

Description

Improvisational piecing methods anchored within traditional quilting designs. Improvising Tradition pairs improvisationally pieced elements with more structured, and perhaps more familiar, quilt patterns to create projects that share a fresh, clean, and modern aaesthetic. Author Alexandra Ledgerwood introduces readers to three basic improv piecing techniques: strip sets, piecing improvised strata, and slice and insert, then marries them with traditional quilting designs such as log cabins, coin and bar quilts, and even Hawaiian quilts. By using improvised elements within traditional patchwork quilt designs, Alexandra merges new and old quilting styles into projects that will appeal to a wide range of quilters. Eighteen original and modern quilting projects combine the beauty and familiarity of traditional techniques with the fresh, fun spirit of improvised quilting.|Eighteen original projects combine the beauty and familiarity of traditional techniques with the fresh, fun spirit of improvisation.… (more)

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

136 p.; 10.5 inches

ISBN

1620333376 / 9781620333372

UPC

884556956994

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