Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters (Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc)

Forget step-by-step instructions and copycat designs. In The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters, Sherri Lynn Wood presents a spontaneous approach to quilting that breaks free of old paradigms. Instead of traditional instructions, she presents 10 frameworks, or "scores," that create a guiding, but not limiting, structure. To help quilters gain confidence, Wood also presents detailed lessons for stitching techniques key to improvisation; design and spontaneity exercises; and lessons on colour play. Every quilt made from one of Woods's scores has common threads, such as the same number of fabrics or specific shapes, but each looks different because it reflects the maker's unique interpretation. Featured throughout the book are Woods's own quilts and a gallery of those chosen from among the hundreds she received when she invited quilters to try out her scores during the making of this groundbreaking title.