At age 50, Patricia Belyea took her first trip to Japan. At 53, she made her first quilt. Five years later Patricia left the creative agency she led for 25 years to become a full-time quilter. Once she started quilting, Patricia worked on projects during every waking hour (and hours she should have been sleeping). “I was a fish who didn’t know I was a fish until someone showed me the water,” she explains. Then Patricia discovered vintage Japanese yukata cottons and she had found her calling. These hand-dyed fabrics with graphic patterns and luscious colors seemed ideal for making stunning quilts. Patricia’s first quilt book combines an improv design approach with both vintage and contemporary Japanese fabrics.

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	East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs 4.09 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantastic Folders And Exceptional Envelopes: A Designer's Guide To Custom Carriers That Open Conversations And Seal Deals by Jenny Sullivan, Patricia Belyea (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grafikdesignpraxis: Mappen und Umschläge 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantastic Folders and Exceptional Envelopes: A Complete Guide to Crafting Packages That Can't be Resisted by Patricia Belyea (2005-08-26) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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SOARING STITCHES: CREATIVITY SNIPPETS FOR QUILTERS

By Patricia Belyea

When we’re beginners, we ARE beginners. That’s not a negative thing. Instead it’s a badge of honor because we got started! It’s a big step to move from wanting to do something to actually doing it.

My mentor Maurine Noble mentioned that lots of novices came to her wanting to make king-sized quilts for their beds. From Maurine’s poi

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“There is no room for church mice in improv quilting. You have to own your ideas, your choices, and your determination.”
― Patricia Belyea, East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs

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“It’s only fabric! Freestyle fabric cutting and sewing is a low-risk endeavor with a strong payoff of personal growth and empower- ment.”
― Patricia Belyea, East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs

tags: creativity, improv, quilt

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“I’ve embarked on personal adventures with each of these quilts. I want to teach you how to do the same.”
― Patricia Belyea, East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs

tags: creativity, improv, quilts

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“Take a good look at your fabric and intuit what it is saying to you.”
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