Paper Piece a Flower Garden: Blocks and Projects to Mix and Match [Paperback]

Jodie Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2001

Paper Piece a Flower Garden Blocks and Projects to Mix and Match Jodie Davis

Create a picture-perfect garden that you can enjoy all year long with paper piecing! Thirty-six garden-inspired blocks and eight step-by-step quilt plans feature beautiful roses, tulips, daffodils, and daisies, just to name a few favorites. Simply choose the blocks you like best, paper piece them in a snap, and watch your indoor garden come to life.

· Delightful block designs include more than a dozen different flowers, as well as bees, birds, butterflies, dragonflies, and ladybugs

· A comprehensive paper-piecing primer is provided for beginners, along with full-size patterns and piecing keys for each block

· BONUS--Learn Jodie Davis's signature technique for paper piecing curves--it will add a new dimension to all of your blocks and quilts

From a cheerful garden sampler to a quilted picture window complete with lace curtains and a garden view, you'll love making these charming quilts.

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About the Author

About the Author

Hometown: Canton, Ga.

JODIE DAVIS has written more than two dozen books on quiltmaking and other crafts and has shared her designs in more than 20 other titles. She has appeared on numerous television shows, including the Discovery Channel's Home Matters.

Also by Jodie Davis:

Paper Piece a Merry Christmas (ISBN 1-56477-296-9) Paper-Pieced Curves (ISBN 1-56477-302-7)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (May 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564773566
• ISBN-13: 978-1564773562
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,443,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Great!, June 24, 2001

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Christine C. McNeil (Greensboro, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paper Piece a Flower Garden: Blocks and Projects to Mix and Match (Paperback)

I absolutely love this book. The patterns are beautiful and very unique. I am a beginner and I never thought that I could make quilts like these as my first projects! Jodie describes everything you need to know to make a quilt, in her delightful easygoing way, with words and drawings. This makes it very easy to follow the instructions. There are over 36 patterns of flowers, butterflies, birds and more. The patterns are very beautiful and the colors are fantastic. I love the pictures of the patterns and the quilts they really motivated me! I am sure that both beginners and advanced Quilters will enjoy this book as much as I have and have fun making the quilts. It may even inspire you to design your own quilt with these patterns. What a wonderful book, thank you Jodie!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn how to paper piece curves :), November 5, 2003

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Sandra (Toronto :)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paper Piece a Flower Garden: Blocks and Projects to Mix and Match (Paperback)

The book contains patterns for 36 delightful blocks (nature oriented) - shown with full color pictures. Multi-piece patterns are ready to copy and work on because the seam allowance is already included, and the pieces are separated. Block size is clearly stated. The block directions consist of a color photo of the block, a written list of the joining sequence for the pieces, and an exploded view of the pattern. Very easy to follow, although, I would recommend SOME paper piecing experience before attempting curved seams, or multi-piece patterns.

At the end of the book are 8 amazing projects, with full color pictures, and very complete instructions with lots of drawings.
You'll have a hard time choosing where to start :).

All of the blocks except 2 (flower pot and picket fence) contain curved pieces. There is a learning curve to doing curved piecing (pun intended, lol), just as there was a learning curve to doing paper piecing. (I'm not very good at it yet, but I'm still trying, hehe). This book is about the technique of paper piecing curves, and thats what the projects include. If you are willing to learn a new technique and if you like nature designs, then I think you will enjoy this book and the projects it contains. I am absolutely thrilled with it, and I hope I can learn the technique well enough to do it justice.