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Use and Ornament: An Exploration of the Improv Quilt

Use and Ornament: An Exploration of the Improv Quilt

$50.00 at High Museum of Art.

Use & Ornament: an exploration of the improv quilt is the author's love letter to improv quilting. Part history book, part technique book, Use & Ornament explores improv quilting through historical and contemporary examples, showcasing that they have long been more than objects of utility. The patchwork quilt can give voice to political protest, memorialise a loved one, be a cathartic outlet, and still hold its own against works realised in more recognised fine art media.Throw away your patterns and…