Easy Machine Paper Piecing [Paperback]

Carol Doak (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994

Now anyone can accurately piece a quilt block in just minutes! Paper piecing is a simple process. Just trace a block design onto paper; then sew fabrics directly onto the paper with a sewing machine. The paper provides a stable base, making it a breeze to get sharp points on even the tiniest of pieces.

• Choose from 65 different block designs, including traditional favorites and original designs from Carol Doak

• Start a paper-piecing adventure with 16 beautiful quilt projects featuring baskets, hearts, flowers, and more

• Carol’s step-by-step instructions for paper piecing make the innovative technique a snap to learn

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Hometown: Windham, New Hampshire

As a bestselling author, celebrated teacher and lecturer, and award-winning quiltmaker, Carol Doak has greatly influenced the art and craft of quiltmaking for more than a decade. Her accomplishments include authoring over a dozen books and designing quilts that have appeared on the covers of nearly every quilting magazine in the U.S., including Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine and McCall’s Quilting.

Also by Carol Doak:

40 Bright and Bold Paper-Pieced Blocks

Easy Paper-Pieced Baby Quilts

50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars

Your First Quilt Book (or it should be!)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564770389
• ISBN-13: 978-1564770387
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.3 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #128,816 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

55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Foundation piecing made very easy., November 20, 1996

By A Customer

This review is from: Easy Machine Paper Piecing (Paperback)

Not only does this book provide 65 different block patterns, but you also get complete, easy to understand instructions and hints for foundation piecing. With many sample quilt ideas and instructions, you'll want to get started right away. I won a blue ribbon at the state fair with one!!

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good variety of patterns and applications., June 13, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Easy Machine Paper Piecing (Paperback)

I bought this book 15 months or so ago and loved it from the start. What look to be complicated and tricky designs are really straight-forward. There are coloured pages of striking combinations to demonstrate possibilities along with instructions if you want to copy. Otherwise you can have a lot of fun making up your own from the good variety of patterns/settings. I love foundation piecing and Ms Doak's patterns have been straight-forward to sew and pleasing to look at.

54 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT book for quilting..simply the best!, June 4, 1999

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This review is from: Easy Machine Paper Piecing (Paperback)

First book I got on paper foundation...and will probably be the best one! Easy to follow instructions, and the BEST patterns! Carol really makes it easy to learn and do this type of quilting.