Perfect Piecing [Hardcover]

Rodale Press Staff (Author), Karen Costello Soltys (Editor), Sally Schneider (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 15, 1997

Your step-by-step guide to perfect piecing.

More than 270 color, step-by-step photos and crystal-clear directions from the experts make each and every sewing session fun and successful no matter what your skill level is.

Here's just a sampling of what you'll learn:

* How to sew accurate 1/4-inch seams every time
* Innovative tricks for strip and string piecing
* Secrets for perfectly matched seams
* Five simple ways to make triangle squares (and when to use each one)
* How to sew pucker-free set-in seams
* Tips that make paper foundation piecing easy
* Easy methods for perfectly smooth curved seams
* How hand piecing can save you time

And more!

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

Your step-by-step guide to perfect piecing.

More than 270 color, step-by-step photos and crystal-clear directions from the experts make each and every sewing session fun and successful no matter what your skill level is.

Here's just a sampling of what you'll learn:

* How to sew accurate 1/4-inch seams every time
* Innovative tricks for strip and string piecing
* Secrets for perfectly matched seams
* Five simple ways to make triangle squares (and when to use each one)
* How to sew pucker-free set-in seams
* Tips that make paper foundation piecing easy
* Easy methods for perfectly smooth curved seams
* How hand piecing can save you time

And more!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books (April 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0875967604
• ISBN-13: 978-0875967608
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #533,984 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Perfect" book, May 31, 2000

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Leslie A. Harris "Leslie in Texas" (Midlothian, Tx USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perfect Piecing (Hardcover)

I can't tell you how much this book helped me! This is the exact kind of book I needed... just like being in a class or having a personal tutor in sewing pieces! It has chapters on every kind of piecing that you would do with a quilt. Hundreds of tips. Actual full-color photos of someone demonstrating the techniques. Problem-solving tips, skill building ideas. Wonderful!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST FOR BEGINNERS & EXPERIENCED QUILTERS, February 14, 2000

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Linda Nostrant "nostrant" (Half Moon Bay, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perfect Piecing (Hardcover)

Buy this book if you want clear, concise, illustrated information on everything you need to know to make a wonderful quilt. I refer to this book often, and have given it as a gift to new quilters. One of the best.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lots of tips..., November 2, 2001

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Ana Muhandis - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Perfect Piecing (Hardcover)

This is an extremely practical book.What I really like about it is all the photos. As a beginning quilter, I find it very useful to see the technique illustrated with a photo. With tips on all kinds of patchwork techniques, this book is an ideal second quilting book (with the first book being a more comprehensive book on the entire quilting process, like Fons and Porter's Quilter's Complete Guide). I really like the sections on problem solving in each chapter. I think this book would be useful for intermediate quilters as well (I assume it's too basic for really advanced quilters).