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Improv Quilts - Laura Loewen
Regular price £15.99Embrace the freedom and creativity of improv quilting with award-winning quilter Laura Loewen (@QuiltFortCo).
Discover the joy of ruler-free cutting, explore the world of colour play, and dive into fun, fearless creative piecing using Laura's expert guidance.
This book is a must-read for confident beginner quilters eager to discover new skills and looking for a vibrant, playful quilting experience, but any level of quilter can use this book to begin their improv journey. Laura showcases her own working methods - from sketches and fabric play to painterly colour movement - covering all the necessary techniques in detail, and helping you to create a solid base of colour knowledge before you launch into combining colour play with improv shapes. Inside you'll find:
- 10 stunning colourful step-by-step quilt projects that build your skills as you work through the book;
- Techniques throughout, from building harmonious colour schemes and value sorting to going ruler free and working with curves;
- Stunning photographs and easy-to-follow illustrations, as well as key guidance on quilting essentials including basting, quilting and binding;
- Confidence-building prompts for your own improv quilts;
- Colouring sheets so that you can work out your colour schemes on paper before committing to fabric.
This book is your ticket to fearless, fun, and utterly unique improv quilting. Discover inspirational finished pieces, prompts to begin your own individual improv projects and new ways to design quilts through the mouthwateringly colourful projects inside.
Laura has exhibited quilts at QuiltCon (#quiltcon) in 2019 and 2020, and in 2020 her More Is More quilt won 1st Place in the Appliqué category.
Pages: 128
Format: Printed Book
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UK Shipping
Royal Mail 48 Tracked £3.00
Royal Mail 24 Tracked £5.00
Next working day delivery £9.00, cut off time 10am on Shipping day (currently Monday, Wednesday & Friday); Order ship on Friday with next working day delivery will be delivered on Monday.
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International shipping:
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1) European Shipping
By Royal Mail International Tracked service:
Up to 250g: £7.00
250g to 1kg: £10.00
1kg to 2kg: £15
Over 2 kg, please contact us for a quote
Express delivery with courier is available, please contact us for a quote.
2) Rest of World
By Royal Mail International Tracked service:
Up to 250g: £9.00
250g to 500g: £12.00
500g to 1kg: £15
1kg to 2kg: £20
Over 2 kg, please contact us for a quote
Express delivery with courier is available, please contact us for a quote.
How are our fabrics sold?
You can choose your length required.
For quilting cotton, quarter metre can be cut as Fat Quarter or Long Quarter.
For dressmaking fabric, quarter metre will be cut as Long Quarter
ONE Quarter metre in FAT quarter piece measures approximately 50cm x 55cm.
ONE Quarter metre in LONG quarter piece measures approximately 25cm x width of fabric.
ONE Half metre piece measures approximately 50cm x width of fabric.
ONE 0.75 metre piece measures approximately 75cm x width of fabric.
ONE 1 metre piece measures approximately 100cm x width of fabric.
If more than ONE is ordered, you will receive a CONTINUOUS LENGTH.
Can we supply fabrics in continuous lengths?
Yes, unless otherwise stated, all multiples quantity purchased will be sent in one continuous piece.
What is a 'fat' quarter?
A fat quarter is a quarter metre of fabrics, cut to about 50cm x width of fabric. Please see the diagram below.
