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Hand Piecing with Jinny Beyer: A One-on-One Tutorial with Jinny Beyer

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Top quality - which is what you would expect form Jinny Beyer. Top price - which you expect from her too. By time you buy the book, the CD and the tool you are out a bundle of cash that I would rather spend on fabric. But the 3 products compliment each other, the instructions are clear, the tool has the needed markings, the CD shows Ms Beyer in action. I'm slowly getting the hang of it and am pleased with the results. I just wish there was a package with all 3 (at a package price).

I loved this DVD! It was set up with very clear menu choices on the left, and the videos were wonderful. After reading the previous review, I was concerned that it was going to be complicated or incomplete, but it wasn't at all difficult. The previous reviewer said that she could only find one video and no pattern, but there were several videos in the "How To" video section, and the pattern was listed on the menu on the left as "Genesis Quilt". Very easy, very thorough, and I wish that all were as forthright as this one. I'm going to really enjoy working with this in my class.

FIRST OF ALL NEVER EVER PURCHASE FROM A1BOOKS!! THIS BOOK STORE ON AMAZON, WILL LIST LOW, THEN MAKE YOU WAIT A MONTH, THEN LIST IT AT A HIGHER PRICE! AFTER HE REFUNDS YOUR MONEY!! Anyway, I loved this CD, I had purchased the book, which I also loved, and had taped a show where she demonstrated her technique on "Simply Quilts" which was very helpful also. But, with the CD you get to see everything Up Close, and she Demonstrates beautifully, No wonder she Teaches, and is referred to as the Master in Hand Quilting. At first, I fumbled, and felt extremely Awkward in holding the needle and fabric the way she did, but once I started to hold the eye end of my needle against the thimble like she does, with in 2 to 3 hours, I couldn't believe I ACTUALLY STARTED TO "HAND PIECE" JUST LIKE JINNY!! IT WAS LIKE IT "CLICKED" AND I WOULD NEVER, GO BACK TO THE SLOW AND UNEVEN WAY OF HAND PIECING AGAIN!! Also, for the reviewer, who couldn't find the Genesis Quilt Pattern, its right there under Genesis, with Templates and all. As well as all other 8 Lessons. But, I can't stress enough, as long as you keep the eye end of the needle against your thimble and hold the fabric taught at all times as your moving along between those 2 fingers like she demonstrates, you too will be piecing faster and faster, and more accurately! just like Jinny!! with in very little time!!

I wanted to teach a class on piecing by hand and since I generally hand quilt but piece by machine I wanted to learn the real way it should be done. Of course this is the right book for learning the technique. Jinny Beyer is a master and really does an excellent job instructing in this book.

Jinny Beyer is the master of hand quilting. I find myself watching the videos over and over and over and over while I'm hand piecing. Are my hands just like hers? Where is her thimble pushing from? It's a great resource. Her book on hand piecing is also wonderful.

-Sarah

Iam extremely happy with this book, i have found it is so easy to read and it is very easy to understand what jinny beyer is trying to convey unlike a lot of quilting books.I was also very satisfied with the whole Amazon experience.As this was my first experience with internet shopping i was a bit nervous about the whole thing. Happily it was a great experience and hopefully the first of many.

When I ordered this video, I thought it would be longer than 34 minutes. The video is helpful to be able to see how the 'master
quilter' actually does her work. It's interesting how she doesn't baby her fabric at all, but is constantly tugging at it, stretching it to flatten out her work, everything I was told not to do, but, she's the genius and apparently it works. I guess I can stress no more at a little tugging of my fabric. I would have given this CD a 5 star rating except I can't seem to find the supposed pattern thats on this CD somewhere. On the back of the CD it says it includes a complete pattern for an original J.B. quilt, 'Genesis'. WHERE? She gives no intro in the beginning...it just starts with her talking and you seeing the 3 pieces of a flying geese block, theres 8 chapters all referring to specific blocks, and then she shows how to thread a needle and it ends, theres nothing else to click on except what you've just viewed. If anyone has this and can tell me the secret, I'd look forward to your review of it and how I can access this option that doesn't seem to exist.