East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs

Fourteen simple projects: "Readers will be awestruck by the brilliant designs and ... sidebars on famous stitcher Ayako Miyawaki, yukata cottons, and more." -Booklist (starred review)

Improv quilting-in which quilt designs emerge organically as fabric is cut and stitched-is easy, popular, and fun. In East-Meets-West Quilts, expert quilter Patricia Belyea offers improv instruction and shares her appealing Quilt Manifesto of five simple rules.

While providing quilters with a starting point, the...