Use and Ornament The History and Future of Improv Quilting

Use and Ornament

The History and Future of Improv Quilting

By Ball Nick

Hardcover

Price: $40.00

  • Publication Date: October 17, 2023
  • Imprint: Lucky Spool
  • Trim Size: 8 1⁄2 x 11
  • ISBN: 9781940655499
  • Page Count: 176
  • Illustrations: with color illustrations, Textured jacket with cloth wrap spine
  • Rights: United States and Canada, ANZ

Open the door to creative freedom with Nick Ball’s improv quilting 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, colors, you find your own creative way of quilting. 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 with the perfect balance of guided instruction and creative freedom.

About the author

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' 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.