John Flynn's Double Wedding Ring Step-by-Step Workbook [Spiral-bound]

John Flynn (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1996

This easy-to-follow, step-by-step workbook teaches the quilter an easy, accurate and innovative technique for strip-piecing the Double Wedding Ring quilt. The book has clear, illustrated instructions which take the quilter through the process of cutting, piecing and assembling this old time favorite quilt. Easy-to-follow instructions, color photographs, planning charts and the template patterns for six different size rings are included. Author John Flynn, an engineer and quilter, has demonstrated his Double Wedding Ring technique on HGTV's "Simply Quilts" and on Kaye Wood's "Kaye's Quilting Friends".

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

My first attempt at the Double Wedding Ring was a wall hanging about 30" square, just four blocks. My wife had a Double Wedding Ring book that I followed. I carefully traced the patterns and made very accurate templates and was able to successfully hand-piece my first Double Wedding Ring, but it took a lot of time to make, cut and hand-sew all of those little pieces. I worked on the Double Wedding Ring off and on for the next three years, trying to figure out an easier way to piece.

It wasn't until December 1988 that I discovered the secret to my simplified piecing method for the traditional Double Wedding Ring. I patterned my first template set, the 15" ring, after my wife's great aunt Laura's Double Wedding Ring quilt.

About the Author

John Flynn, from Billings, Montana, graduated from Montana State University with a degree in civil engineering. He entered into partnership with his father in a construction company that built bridges and dams all over eastern and northeastern Montana, including projects in Yellowstone Park. In 1980, his wife, Brooke, finished her first quilt top and asked him to design a quilting frame. He soon developed a lap scroll frame to accommodate her quilt. John then started quilting to field test the frames--and discovered how relaxing and satisfying hand quilting can be.

Gradually, manufacturing and selling the frames and presenting quilt workshops became a full-time occupation. Now, John and Brooke's company, Flynn Quilt Frame Company, has published four of John's books. His latest invention, the Multi-Frame can be used for no-baste hand or machine quilting. He's had numerous articles printed in major quilt publications and has received many awards for his quilts. He has taught across the United States and Canada, in Japan, Europe, Mexico and Australia.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 48 pages
• Publisher: Flynn Quilt Frame Co; Rev Exp edition (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962788902
• ISBN-13: 978-0962788901
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #726,611 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

88 of 88 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Flynn Wedding Ring Quilt, September 26, 2001

By 

E. Rison "Cazuelas" (Socorro, NM USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: John Flynn's Double Wedding Ring Step-by-Step Workbook (Spiral-bound)

I made this quilt twice. It was very easy to make with the
directions given. The patterns were copied onto transparency
film and then cut out for ease.

I used the strip piecing as suggested in his book, although
tedious at times because of the double handling, it cut down
on the worry that they wouldn't be quite round enough or too
round.

I highly recommend this quilt book as fun, easy to use,
and very pleased with the finished product. This book is
on my stack of books to keep.

Happy quilting.

74 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully detailed, April 17, 2000

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Joyce Porter (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Flynn's Double Wedding Ring Step-by-Step Workbook (Spiral-bound)

This book makes the classical double wedding ring quilt much easier. The details are easy to follow and everything comes together if you follow the steps one by one. The templates for different sized rings and the yardage for each is included. People will think you are a professional when you complete this traditionally not-so-easy quilt.

74 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even beginners could make a quilt after reading this book, September 10, 1999

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[e-mail] (Idable, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: John Flynn's Double Wedding Ring Step-by-Step Workbook (Spiral-bound)

This is a very hard quilt to make. But with this book it takes all the guess work out of it and makes your quilts look like a pro had made them.