Improv Quilts: Building Confidence in Color and Technique

Loewen has been designing and making quilts for over two decades. In this book, she invites readers to approach projects spontaneously and free from the strict rules of traditional quilting. She explains that improv quilting happens when quilts are created without a final product in mind—an approach that requires flexibility and an experimental mindset. Loewen uses clear instructions and step-by-step visuals of projects that are cut with and without a ruler and has sections on advanced quilting and assembling the final project. She suggests reading the book from beginning to end and approaching the process in a certain order but gives consistent and gentle reminders that perfection is not the goal. The book provides many examples of compatible color schemes and explains the importance of tertiary colors and working with a 12-color wheel. Loewen’s emphasis on creativity and intuition will give readers confidence to develop work that expresses their personal style. Of note, this book uses imperial measurements, and the author has provided the metric equivalents, which were calculated following standard conversion practices.