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East-meets-West quilts : explore improv with Japanese-inspired designs / Patricia Belyea ; photography by Kate Baldwin.

by Belyea, Patricia.

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Decoration and ornament -- Japan.

Patchwork quilts -- Design.

Quilting -- Design.

9781419726590 (pbk.)

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Quilts : explore improv with Japanese-inspired designs

191 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

"Improv quilting, in which quilt designs emerge organically as fabric is cut and stitched, is simple, popular, and fun. Quilter Patricia Belyea offers improv instruction and shares her appealing Quilt Manifesto of five simple rules. While providing quilters with a starting point, the fifth rule of the Manifesto, "Break any rule you like", opens the door to creative freedom. However, the solid instructions allow even the rule-breakers to create beautiful quilts on the first try. Fourteen projects combine authentic Japanese yukata cottons and contemporary fabrics; each is finished with bold hand-stitching. The quilt-making process is presented in detail, and each quilt shows the irresistible wabi-sabi influence of Japanese design. At age 50, Patricia Belyea took her first trip to Japan. At 53, she made her first quilt. Five years later Patricia became a full-time quilter and importer of vintage Japanese textiles. Visit her website at OkanArts.com"--Provided by publisher.

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