A Passion for Piecing: Breathtaking Quilts from Easy Paper-Pieced Units; 16 Projects + Award-Winning Quilts [Paperback]

Claudia Clark Myers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 16, 2009

Claudia Clark Myers helps you create a masterwork by making a few easy changes in the way you think about quilt settings and combining blocks and colors. Bring your style to life with precision piecing, paper piecing, and Claudia's Magic 3-Pin method for sewing perfect curves.

Editorial Reviews

Review

There seem to be a lot of crafting books aimed at beginners - and it's wonderful to think that more people are being introduced to the joys of making things from fabric and thread. Even experienced crafters enjoy whipping up something relatively simple and straight forward from time to time. This book, however, is aimed fairly and squarely at quiltmakers who are looking for a challenge (although, even then, the publishers couldn't resist including the word easy on the front cover!). Myers provides instructions and full-size foundations for 16 paper-/foundation-pieced quilts using the pineapple, LeMoyne Star, Mariner's Compass and fan blocks. The quilts on the front cover is not one of the - it's only included as part of a gallery of Myers' quilts; it is, however, indiciative of the style of project included in the book. (Australian Homespun )

From the Back Cover

16 glorious quilts use Pineapple, LeMoyne Star, Mariner's Compass, and Fan blocks in ways you've never seen before Designs based on Claudia's winning entries in major shows and competitions Photo galleries of 22 award-winning quilts Full-size paper-piecing patterns Variety of quilts for skill levels from intermediate to advanced

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Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing; Original edition (December 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571207872
• ISBN-13: 978-1571207876
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #695,070 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Claudia comes to the quilt world from a sewing and theater background. For 27 years, she was a costume designer for the Baltimore Opera Company, the Minnesota Ballet, A.T. Jones Costumers in Baltimore and Malabar Costume House in Toronto. For five years, an instructor in the theater department at the College of St. Scholastica, teaching costume design and construction. For the past eighteen years, quilting has been her passion.
She has had numerous quilts juried into national shows, winning awards at all of them. Co-owner of a company called "2 Much Fun!", producing paper foundation patterns for the innovative quilter she has just finished writing a book of non-traditional quilts from traditional beginnings...."A Passion for Piecing" by C&T Publishing.
Claudia and her husband, Tom, live in the Northwoods of Minnesota, with their dog, Gus. Besides being an antique dealer specializing in vintage jewelry, Claudia's only other claim to fame is her large collection of Ole and Lena jokes---with which she likes to entertain her friends.

Claudia and her friend, Marilyn Badger, just won first place in the National Quilt Museum's "New Quilts from an Old Favorite--Sunflower" and their quilt appears on the cover of the book of the same name. There's also an article about them and the making of the quilt, in the book. Take a look at the other books in this series that Claudia and her quilts have appeared in--Sawtooth, Bear's Paw, Kaleidoscope, Dresden Plate (with her daughter, Jessica)and Storm at Sea.

Customer Reviews

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36 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sophisticated quilting for all quilters!!, December 9, 2009

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Hope (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Passion for Piecing: Breathtaking Quilts from Easy Paper-Pieced Units; 16 Projects + Award-Winning Quilts (Paperback)

This book by Claudia Clark Myers is the best quilt and design book to come down the pike in a very long time. I have far too many books in my quilt library, and had sworn to downsize. I realized that many of the new books on the market are repeats of what I already have. I have always admired Ms. Myers work, and was excited to see that she had written a book.

I was definitely NOT disappointed. This book is fresh, exciting, and packed with beautiful pictures and galleries, and the instructions and tips are superb. Claudia comes from a background of costume designing, and it shows in her work and instruction. Her method is paper piecing, enabling the quilter to obtain perfect results. Even though it has 16 projects, it isn't merely a pattern book. It encourages the quilter to explore her/his own style and design sensibility. It is loaded with ideas and inspiration. I can say that it truly is a cut above most of the new quilt books I am seeing on the market today.

Do you want to move your quilting up to a new level? Do you love traditional, but want to breathe new life into it? Do you want to move into art quilting? Do you want to find your own style and signature? If so, this book is for you. It is suitable for all levels of adventurous quilting. This talented quilter has mastered not only her craft/art/talent, but also mastered the ability to show and encourage us how to do it.

At a time when I decided to be very mindful of the money I spend on quilting books, I can say that this book gives me more than my money's worth.

Thanks, Claudia.

23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly breath-taken projects, December 9, 2009

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S Ickes "lovestosew" (Danville, Pa.) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Passion for Piecing: Breathtaking Quilts from Easy Paper-Pieced Units; 16 Projects + Award-Winning Quilts (Paperback)

I have been a fan of Claudia's work ever since purchasing another quilt book that contained her Moonshine quilt so I have been anxiously waiting for this book to be published. I have not been disappointed. It contains patterns for 16 quilts but in addition what I particularly like are her hints for selecting fabrics, even organizing your sewing area to make the process more enjoyable and efficient. Sounds mundane but I kept thinking, now why didn't I think of that. I've been a quilter for almost 40 years and many of her tips are ones that I've never seen before. And the quilts are stunning and certainly out of the ordinary. She encourages the quilter to try his/her own arrangement of the basic blocks, to experiment. Although I have not yet tried any of the quilts from this book I'm assuming that her attention to detail will be carried over into the instructions and patterns themselves. This book will be in your library forever and you won't end up regretting its purchase.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow - what fun!, December 7, 2009

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Marie Torreano (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Passion for Piecing: Breathtaking Quilts from Easy Paper-Pieced Units; 16 Projects + Award-Winning Quilts (Paperback)

What a beautiful book ! I am a paper-piecer, and this book just takes it to another level. The quilts range from fairly simple to challenging , but the instructions are easy to follow and with the foundations provided will make it fun to try a couple at least.

The colors and quilts are fun to just look at and covet. All in all, a great book for a quilter of any level - it will inspire for sure!