Paper-Pieced Curves: 8 Quilted Projects [Paperback]

Jodie Davis (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2000

Create curves with confidence! Do you love the graceful look of curves, but hate marking and pinning pesky fabric pieces? Now you can eliminate those time-consuming methods and find success in your next curved piecing project. Just transfer a pattern to paper and start sewing!

· Learn to paper piece curves with 8 gorgeous step-by-step projects

· Discover how to take small pleats from excess fabric to create beautiful, subtle textural effects

· Choose from a delightful mix of block designs, such as Hourglass Hexagon, Drunkard's Path, and Crescent Moon Dance

With this all-new technique, you'll find that creating curved patchwork is now just as simple as straight-seam paper piecing!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Takes basic paper-piecing techniques a step further for a far quicker way of stitching curved blocks. -- New Zealand Quilter, Fall 2000

About the Author

Jodie Davis has written over two dozen books on quiltmaking and other crafts--including three books on paper piecing--and has shared her designs in more than 20 other titles. She has appeared on several television shows, including the Discovery Channel's Home Matters.

Product Details

• Paperback: 79 pages
• Publisher: Martingale and Company (March 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564773027
• ISBN-13: 978-1564773029
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,573,907 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Paper-Pieced Curves Made Easy, June 1, 2000

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Linda McCabe (Hilton Head, South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Paper-Pieced Curves: 8 Quilted Projects (Paperback)

This is a great book and a wonderful new concept I have been wanting to try. There are eight projects offered, rated in difficulty, and surprisingly easy to follow if you understand the fundamentals of paper piecing. Jodie's cutting charts are very helpful. With the cutting dimensions and number of pieces needed given for each project, preparing to begin sewing is a breeze. And the results are delightful as I tried one of the easiest rated patterns and then moved onto one of the most difficult - difficult only because of inset seams. Since the book is project oriented, Jodie also covers several bindings including prairie points.

Do not be put off by Jodie's 3 very brief paragraphs on paper piecing curved seams. I found them difficult to comprehend and the adjacent pictures were of no help at all. After a third reading and some thought, however, I just jumped in and figured out the missing details as I went along. It was easy, as Jodie promised, and got easier as I got into the individual blocks.