Description

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Use and Ornament: The History and Future of Improv Quilting invites crafters to open the door to creative freedom with free-spirited quilter Nick Ball’s improvisation techniques.
 
Throw away your patterns and let your imagination soar! Nick Ball’s techniques will offer a liberated approach to sewing and open up a world of creative possibilities. As you experiment with textures, shapes, and colors, you’ll find your own creative way of quilting.
 
Use and Ornament is a great resource that takes the reader through a journey of the many facets of quilt-making expertise, from preparation, through the elements of design, to completion using the perfect balance of guided instruction and creative freedom.
 
Includes Color Illustrations

About the Author

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Nicholas Ball is an improv quilter from Cardiff, South Wales. After graduating art school in 2006, it would be some six years before the quilting bug bit. With a passion for improv quilting, Nicholas’s aesthetic is an organic one, preferring to sew without the use of patterns or templates. He takes a lot of inspiration from the natural world, and his vegetable patch quilts showcase his love for liberated sewing.