Improv quilting

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What is improv quilting and how can you get started? Read all about why I love improv quilting, get some ideas and check out the best books and bloggers for learning improvisational quilting, even if you’re a beginner! || Pin Cut Sew Studio

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My improv pieced curve quilt is finished. In my bid to practice sewing pieced curves, I got out a bunch of 5" squares that I had left over from a previous project and took to them with my rotary cutter. It was a little scary at the beginning, but I'm so glad that I made it... and finished it. I learned a lot about curved piecing along the way - the right ways of doing it, and the wrong. After watching a bunch of YouTube videos, it seems that I sewed my curves together the 'wrong' way. I had…

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a quilted wall hanging with many different colored trees on it's sides and bottom

Met the man behind the improv quilting movement, Nicholas Ball. Discover his beautiful quilts, techniques and tips on finding inspiration.

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the art of imppov quilting with text overlay that reads, the art of imppov quilting

Improvisational quilting is the new scrap quilting. Hang on to all those bits and pieces of fabric and make at beautiful work of art for your home. Includes book review of Rayna Gillman's book Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts: A Stress-Free Journey to Original Design.

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New Song Quilting on Instagram: "Now that the cat is out of the bag, I can talk a little bit about what’s in my book (Modern Improv Quilting by Laura Veenema!) This quilt here is made using one of my improv techniques - instructions for which are in the book!! Of course, because of the nature of *improv* quilting, this quilt can’t be replicated exactly. But the book teaches how to make the basic blocks, how to combine them, how to find balance and cohesion, etc. so you can make your own…

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a book cover with black and white squares on the front, text reads get started in improv helpful tips when you don't know where to begin

Do you enjoy a quilting challenge? Put down your measuring tools and come explore improv! Sign up for my free One-Week Improv Challenge where I will give you a variety of ways to approach improv to create without restraint. #improvquilting #scrapquilt #quilting

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