Patchwork Patterns [Paperback]

Jinny Beyer (Author), Dan Ramsey (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1983

This classic reference explains the revolutionary paper-folding system for creating original or traditional geometric designs. Its simple approach will free any artisan who works with such designs-from weaver to woodworker-from manufactured templates and complicated mechanical drafting methods.

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About the Author

Jinny Beyer, an outstanding American quilt designer and teacher, has written four other books on quilting. Her award-winning work has been shown at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Textile Museum in Washington, DC. Mrs. Beyer condeucts workshops and judges quilt contests around the country. She lives in Fairfax, VA.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Howell Press Inc. (September 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0914440276
• ISBN-13: 978-0914440277
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #311,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Jinny Beyer, whose signature line of quilting fabrics is distributed worldwide by RJR Fabrics, is one of the world's premier quilt designers. She is the author of 11 books, including Designing Tessellations, Quiltmaking By Hand, and Jinny Beyer's Color Confidence for Quilters. She teaches nationally and internationally and her annual seminar on Hilton Head Island is one of the most popular quilting classes in the United States. She lives in Great Falls, Virginia.

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32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Learn to draft your own patterns in any size!, February 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Patchwork Patterns (Paperback)

This is one of my all-time favorite reference books. Jinny Beyer shows you how to take any block and break it into smaller units (4-patch, 9-patch, Mariner's Compass, etc). Instead of "copying" that pattern you admire in a quilt magazine (in the size THEY give you), you'll learn to enlarge or shrink it to the size YOU want! Every new quilter should learn to draft patterns...and many old quilters need a refresher's course. This book takes the mystery out of the math!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Super collection of patchwork blocks, July 1, 2005

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This review is from: Patchwork Patterns (Paperback)

This book is not about presenting you with a series of pre-written pattern recipes so that you can make up a quilt without having to do the math. You are presented with a huge collection of beautifully illustrated patchwork blocks and instructions on how to use them to draft your own quilt pattern. Photographs of antique quilts and quilts made by Jinny Beyer are sprinkled throughout the book and will have you itching to get to a quilt shop so that you can get started on a new quilt!