Artful Improv: Explore Color Recipes, Building Blocks & Free-Motion Quilting

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Working without patterns, add 5 improvisational quilting techniques to your toolbox. Focus on color recipes and negative space to discover your style, and then add dazzling texture with free-motion quilting.;Front Cover; Dedication & Acknowledgments; Contents; Introduction; How to Use This Book; What is Improvisation?; Getting Organized; Sorting by Size and Color; What to Do With Scraps; Saving Leftovers; Cheating a Color Recipe; The Color Wheel; Using a Color Recipe; Increasing Your Color Confidence; Elements and Principles of Design; Elements of Design; Principles of Design; Using the Elements and Principles of Design as You Work; Working Improvisationally; Creating a Design Wall; Auditioning Designs; Give It Time; Building Blocks of Improv Design; Angled Stripes; Improv Circles; Improv Blocks. Front Cover Dedication & Acknowledgments Contents Introduction How to Use This Book What is Improvisation? Getting Organized Sorting by Size and Color What to Do With Scraps Saving Leftovers Cheating a Color Recipe The Color Wheel Using a Color Recipe Increasing Your Color Confidence Elements and Principles of Design Elements of Design Principles of Design Using the Elements and Principles of Design as You Work Working Improvisationally Creating a Design Wall Auditioning Designs Give It Time Building Blocks of Improv Design Angled Stripes Improv Circles Improv Blocks. Curved StripsInset Strips Learning to Love Negative Space Creating Balance Adding Texture Putting it All Together Student Gallery Quilt As Desired Hand Stitching Machine Stitching A Word About Thread Finishing Touches To Bind or Not to Bind? Facings Dealing with Irregular Edges Alternatives to Sleeve and Slat Hanging About the Author Resources Legal Back Cover.