Carol Doak's Simply Sensational 9-Patch: 12 Quilt Projects Mix & Match Units to Create a Galaxy of Paper-Pieced Stars [Paperback]

Carol Doak (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2005

Your lucky stars-the paper-pieced way! Includes bonus CD-ROM.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

CAROL DOAK is a renowned quilter and a recognized expert on paper-piecing techniques. She is the author of more than a dozen quilting books and has taught paper piecing worldwide for the last decade.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing (September 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571202846
• ISBN-13: 978-1571202840
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

As a best-selling author, celebrated teacher and lecturer and award-winning quiltmaker, Carol Doak has geatly influenced the art and craft of quiltmaking for more than a decade, both in the U.S. and internationally. Her accomplishments include a sizable collection of popular books - Easy Machine Paper Piecing, Easy Paper-Pieced Keepsake Quilts, Easy Mix & Match Machine Paper Piecing, Show Me How to Paper Piece, Easy Reversible Vests, Easy Paper-Pieced Miniature Quilts, Your First Quilt Book (or it should be!), Easy Stash Quilts, 50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars, Easy Paper-Pieced Baby Quilt, 40 Bright and Bold Paper-Pieced Blocks, 300 Paper-Pieced Quilt Blocks, Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars and her recent release, Mariner's Compass Stars, is receiving rave reviews . Carol also recently released an updated version of her best-selling Easy Reversible Vests and 50 Little Paper-Pieced Blocks. With over one million books in print, it is no secret that Carol has raised the popularity of paper piecing, her trademark technique, to heights never before seen in the world of quiltmaking.

Carol's Carol Doak Foundation Paper and Carol Doak's Keepsake Frame Cards are very popular items for paper piecers around the world.

An impressive range of her beautiful blue-ribbon quilts have been featured in several books, such as Great American Quilts 1990 and The Quilt Encyclopedia and on the cover's of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine, Quilt World, Quilting Today, Ladies' Circle Patchwork and McCall's Quilting.

Carol's lighthearted approach and ability to teach have earned her high marks and positive comments from workshop participants worldwide and at national shows such as the Houston International Quilt Festival and the American Quilter's Society Show. If you have ever taken a class from Carol, you know that her enthusiasm for quiltmaking is infectious. Carol has a gift of sharing her inspiring ideas with her students in such a positive and unique way. Carol travels to teach extensively through the United States including Alaska and Hawaii and as far away as England and Australia.

In April 1999, Carol was awarded the 8th Honors Award from the Eastcoast Quilters Alliance in recognition of her outstanding influence in the field of quilting. In September 1999, her book, Easy Machine Paper Piecing, was named by Quilter's Newsletter Magazine as one of the 30 most influential books in the past 30 years. She was also nominated as one of 24 All-American Quilters in 2004 and 2005 Professional Quilter of the year.

Carol's history in the quiltmaking is nothing short of remarkable, and the future of quiltmaking will benefit from her generous knowledge, enthusiasm, and most of all from her love of quilts.

Carol lives in New Hampshire, where she claims the cold winters give her plenty of reason to stockpile a fabric stash for insulation purposes!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Carol Doak's Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars, November 17, 2005

By 

Spottedcow (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Carol Doak's Simply Sensational 9-Patch: 12 Quilt Projects Mix & Match Units to Create a Galaxy of Paper-Pieced Stars (Paperback)

I just love this book. I have it laying out to dry right now, I have drooled on every page. This book is fabulous, I can't believe how many different star patterns have been included in it. The step by step instructions look are so easy to follow also. I am going to make several of the patterns. I am so glad Carol included layout combinations using different star patterns. What a great idea. And it even comes with a wonderful CD that is just fabulous! This is a "must have" book for beginners and experienced paper piecer's.

Janet Myers

President/CFQGuild.com

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Carol Doak's is amazing", February 25, 2006

By 

Ruralgirl (IL) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Carol Doak's Simply Sensational 9-Patch: 12 Quilt Projects Mix & Match Units to Create a Galaxy of Paper-Pieced Stars (Paperback)

I have tried unsucessfully to do paper piecing before and just didn't understand the concept. This book had many pictures to help you along the way. There are not a lot of pieces in each patch, so I think it is a great book to start out with. those of you who have thought about paper pieceing...give it a try and you too will be hooked. the finished stars are beautiful and PERFECT points every time.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paper Piece taught by the expert, January 28, 2007

By 

S. Tannert "stan4548" (New Boston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Carol Doak's Simply Sensational 9-Patch: 12 Quilt Projects Mix & Match Units to Create a Galaxy of Paper-Pieced Stars (Paperback)

I've been wanting to try this for a long time, but couldn't find the book anywhere. Amazon had it and now I am all set. This book takes the video one step further and now I have every confidence I can Paper Piece wih ease!