Improv Quilts: Building confidence in color and technique
Embrace the freedom and creativity of improv quilting with award-winning quilter Laura Loewen (@QuiltFortCo).

Discover the joy of ruler-free cutting, explore the world of color play, and dive into fun, fearless creative piecing using Laura's expert guidance.


Are you ready to embark on an exciting quilting adventure?
This book is a must-read for confident beginner quilters eager to discover new skills and looking for a vibrant, playful quilting experience, but any level of quilter can use this book to begin their improv journey. Laura showcases her own working methods - from sketches and fabric play to painterly color movement - covering all the necessary techniques in detail, and helping you to create a solid base of color knowledge before you launch into combining color play with improv shapes.

Inside you'll find:
  • 10 stunning colorful step-by-step quilt projects that build your skills as you work through the book
  • Techniques throughout, from building harmonious color schemes and value sorting to going ruler free and working with curves
  • Stunning photographs and easy-to-follow illustrations, as well as key guidance on quilting essentials including basting, quilting and binding
  • Confidence-building prompts for your own improv quilts
  • Coloring sheets so that you can work out your colour schemes on paper before committing to fabric

This book is your ticket to fearless, fun, and utterly unique improv quilting. Discover inspirational finished pieces, prompts to begin your own individual improv projects and new ways to design quilts through the mouthwateringly colorful projects inside.

Laura has exhibited quilts at QuiltCon (#quiltcon) in 2019 and 2020, and in 2020 her More Is More quilt won 1st Place in the Appliqué category.
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Improv Quilts: Building confidence in color and technique
Embrace the freedom and creativity of improv quilting with award-winning quilter Laura Loewen (@QuiltFortCo).

Discover the joy of ruler-free cutting, explore the world of color play, and dive into fun, fearless creative piecing using Laura's expert guidance.


Are you ready to embark on an exciting quilting adventure?
This book is a must-read for confident beginner quilters eager to discover new skills and looking for a vibrant, playful quilting experience, but any level of quilter can use this book to begin their improv journey. Laura showcases her own working methods - from sketches and fabric play to painterly color movement - covering all the necessary techniques in detail, and helping you to create a solid base of color knowledge before you launch into combining color play with improv shapes.

Inside you'll find:
  • 10 stunning colorful step-by-step quilt projects that build your skills as you work through the book
  • Techniques throughout, from building harmonious color schemes and value sorting to going ruler free and working with curves
  • Stunning photographs and easy-to-follow illustrations, as well as key guidance on quilting essentials including basting, quilting and binding
  • Confidence-building prompts for your own improv quilts
  • Coloring sheets so that you can work out your colour schemes on paper before committing to fabric

This book is your ticket to fearless, fun, and utterly unique improv quilting. Discover inspirational finished pieces, prompts to begin your own individual improv projects and new ways to design quilts through the mouthwateringly colorful projects inside.

Laura has exhibited quilts at QuiltCon (#quiltcon) in 2019 and 2020, and in 2020 her More Is More quilt won 1st Place in the Appliqué category.
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Improv Quilts: Building confidence in color and technique

Improv Quilts: Building confidence in color and technique

by Laura Loewen
Improv Quilts: Building confidence in color and technique

Improv Quilts: Building confidence in color and technique

by Laura Loewen

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Embrace the freedom and creativity of improv quilting with award-winning quilter Laura Loewen (@QuiltFortCo).

Discover the joy of ruler-free cutting, explore the world of color play, and dive into fun, fearless creative piecing using Laura's expert guidance.


Are you ready to embark on an exciting quilting adventure?
This book is a must-read for confident beginner quilters eager to discover new skills and looking for a vibrant, playful quilting experience, but any level of quilter can use this book to begin their improv journey. Laura showcases her own working methods - from sketches and fabric play to painterly color movement - covering all the necessary techniques in detail, and helping you to create a solid base of color knowledge before you launch into combining color play with improv shapes.

Inside you'll find:
  • 10 stunning colorful step-by-step quilt projects that build your skills as you work through the book
  • Techniques throughout, from building harmonious color schemes and value sorting to going ruler free and working with curves
  • Stunning photographs and easy-to-follow illustrations, as well as key guidance on quilting essentials including basting, quilting and binding
  • Confidence-building prompts for your own improv quilts
  • Coloring sheets so that you can work out your colour schemes on paper before committing to fabric

This book is your ticket to fearless, fun, and utterly unique improv quilting. Discover inspirational finished pieces, prompts to begin your own individual improv projects and new ways to design quilts through the mouthwateringly colorful projects inside.

Laura has exhibited quilts at QuiltCon (#quiltcon) in 2019 and 2020, and in 2020 her More Is More quilt won 1st Place in the Appliqué category.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781800921726
Publisher: Search Press
Publication date: 01/14/2025
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

A modern quilt artist, pattern designer, and quilt educator, Laura is the owner and creative force behind Quilt Fort Company, boasts over 17k Instagram followers and is based in Colorado. Since making her first quilt as a teenager, her style has grown more experimental, and she now has over 20 years of quilting experience with a love of color and improv. As a quilt designer, she conducts quilting workshops and lectures both nationally and internationally. Her award-winning quilts have graced prestigious exhibitions, including the National Quilt Museum, Houston Quilt Festival, and QuiltCon.
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