Applique Delights: 100 Irresistible Blocks from Piece O' Cake Designs (Paperback)

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Product Description

Fifty all-new quilt blocks in bright, happy Piece O' Cake style join 50 Pin Pal classics in one volume. These whimsical appliqué or embroidery blocks can be mixed to create irresistible quilts with designs ranging from flowers and fruit to birds and bugs, and from holiday motifs and folk art designs to teapots and baskets. Eight quilt projects feature mix-and-match five-inch blocks in appliqué or embroidery and include instructions for using fusible web, hand appliqué, embroidery, piecing, and finishing.

About the Author

Piece O' Cake Designs is the creation of Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins. Together, Becky and Linda have been designing fun, fanciful quilts since 1994.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing (May 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571202293
• ISBN-13: 978-1571202291
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #228,109 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! A+, August 23, 2004

By	Jerilea Hendrick "duncanje" (Northwood, Iowa) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book has TONS of great patterns!

There are tons of flower patterns all are original ideas, never seen before flowers. There are also several houses, household items like a telephone, apron, chair, there are several butterfly and a dragonfly patterns and lots more. Along with all of these patterns, the authors show you several ideas for turning the patterns into quilts. An idea that I thought was great was that the authors created a redwork quilt using their applique patterns! If you have a tricky time with math this book makes it easy to enlarge or shrink the patterns you want to create. Also included are terrific directions easy enough for beginners.

This is an amazing collection of patterns by a couple of great women.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming, whimsical applique patterns--fantastic!, March 15, 2005

By	karenthecomputerwife (Utah) - See all my reviews

I have bought a number of Piece O'Cake books, and each one teaches me something new about applique. The thing I love about this one is the variety of designs. This book contains 100 charming applique patterns and five or six projects combining the blocks. Piece O'Cake originally published a book called "Dear Pin Pal" that had 50 applique designs. This new book combines those 50 designs and adds 50 new ones. Among others there are multiple flowers, trees, teapots, shoes, hats, houses, cats, chickens, and of course a piece of cake! If you have tried Becky and Linda's foolproof techniques taught in "The Applique Sampler" (something I highly recommend if you are serious about learning to applique) and you want to combine some applique blocks to make something all your own, this is the book for you. The chicken quilt is my favorite. It combines simple patchwork, fabulous fabric and color selection, and applique for a charming quilt. ***FYI There is a printing error. The blocks were printed at 4-1/4" inches instead of 5", which the body of the book says. This is important to know when enlarging designs to fit a specific space. The publisher has included a yellow sheet stuck to the inside cover explaining the error and how to enlarge the blocks at their printed size. Since these are applique patterns, the error does not detract from the usefulness or value of the book.***

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Applique , July 12, 2006

A Kid's Review

This is another excellent book to add to my clollection. Easy to follow