Pieced Curves So Simple: The 6-Minute Circle and Other Time-Saving Delights [Paperback]

Dale Fleming (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

Use Dale's fast, easy, pinless technique for perfect machine-sewn curves and circles.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing; 1st edition (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571202935
• ISBN-13: 978-1571202932
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #557,756 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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71 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Circle on a square, January 29, 2007

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Barbara Rhoades "Jackie of all Trades" (O'Fallon, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pieced Curves So Simple: The 6-Minute Circle and Other Time-Saving Delights (Paperback)

PIECED CURVES spends the first twenty four pages explaining things like the essentials such as materials and equipment; color and design principles, where to get inspiration and things about fabric such as to wash or not to wash, building a fabric pantry (I call it a stash) and creating a color palette. That is fully a quarter of the book.

The technique, which was what I wanted to learn, was explained in four pages. It wasn't the simple thing I thought it would be. It was involved because it takes eleven steps to create a circle on a square. When I make such a square, I cut out a circle, iron under a seam allowance and blind stitch it to the square. Done. This technique involves glue, sewing between the square and the circle on the cut seam allowance and removing the freezer paper pattern. Too much for me.

Of the quilts shown in the book. I might try my hand at four or five of them. The rest were way too involved for my tastes. They were more like fiber art than quilts, something very beautiful but nothing I would want to do. This is a good book for anyone who is involved in fiber arts or needs a good review of color and design principles.

114 of 124 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pieced Curves really is so simple, April 11, 2005

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Denise E. Killingsworth (Walnut Creek, Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pieced Curves So Simple: The 6-Minute Circle and Other Time-Saving Delights (Paperback)

I found Dale Flemings book well thought out and visually engaging. The projects demonstrate the inovative techniques well. For the more adventuresome she does a great job of sharing her methods of coming up with original designs. Using her techniques you can piece anything you can think up. She has a great color sense. I enjoyed the wide variety quilts shown also. Its a great book for inspiration.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!!!, January 6, 2007

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This review is from: Pieced Curves So Simple: The 6-Minute Circle and Other Time-Saving Delights (Paperback)

I've been sewing for many decades, including professionally, and this is one of the handiest techniques I've encountered in years. The book is clearly written and illustrated, and provides pathways for the learner to really use the techniques in their own way.