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Quilting Modern: Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts
Jacquie Gering & Katie Pedersen
2012
Modern & Design-ForwardA hands-on introduction to improvisational piecing techniques — improv curves, wonky stars, string piecing — paired with a dozen full quilt patterns.
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Why we recommend it
This is the book that actually teaches you how to improv, not just shows you finished quilts and says "go be creative." Jacquie and Katie break the process into steps you can actually follow at your machine.
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