Quilts with a Spin: 7 New Projects from Piece O' Cake Designs [Paperback]

Becky Goldsmith (Author), Linda Jenkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

All-new designs feature classic quilts with a Piece O' Cake twist. Projects for beginners and advanced quilters.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: C&T Publishing; illustrated edition edition (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1571202455
• ISBN-13: 978-1571202451
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #107,172 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I was born and raised in Oklahoma City. My husband, Steve, and I met at the University of Oklahoma. We married in 1978, at the end of our senior year at OU when we each completed our degrees, mine in interior design and his in zoology. He went on to obtain a Ph.D. in Zoology at Arizona State University. His career has taken us to Tempe, AZ, Tulsa, OK, and most recently to Sherman, TX, where he is currently chair of the Biology Department. Luckily, I can make quilts anywhere!

Our boys, Chris and Jeff, were born while Steve was in graduate school. I discovered quilting when the boys were young and needed comforters for their bunk beds. I have not put my needle down since!

I met Linda Jenkins, my partner in Piece O' Cake Designs, not long after I started quilting at a meeting of the Green Country Quilters' Guild in Tulsa. We've been friends ever since. We started Piece O' Cake in 1994. I could not ask for a better partner.

Making quilts is interesting, fulfilling, and challenging. Running the business with Linda is exhilarating. Although not what I thought I would be doing with my life when I graduated from college, this is so much better!

Our son, Chris, married Lorna in 2001. They presented us with our first grandchild, Elanor Cecelia, November 6, 2002 and John Patrick Kelly "Jack" Goldsmith was born October 24, 2007. Being a "Nana" is truly wonderful.

Jeff married Celia in the summer of 2009. I am blessed - I have two daughter-in-laws that I both love and respect. Life it good!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent! A+, April 20, 2005

By 

Jerilea Hendrick "duncanje" (Northwood, Iowa) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Quilts with a Spin: 7 New Projects from Piece O' Cake Designs (Paperback)

Ms. Goldsmith and Ms. Jenkins have done it again! If you've enjoyed their previous books about quilting and applique, you'll enjoy this one too! There are a variety of designs; just looking at them gives me ideas for many different types of quilts everything from the usual bright, sparkly, fun Piece O' Cake color ways to romantic, folk, traditional and contemporary.

Most of the designs in this book have curved piecing, which the authors give clear and concise directions to help you. Many of the patterns in the book also have paper piecing sections. Though, previous knowledge of either Piece O' Cake designs or previous knowledge of paper piecing/curves may be helpful they are not a prerequisite. An adventurous beginner could easily dive right into any of the patterns without difficulty. The authors have excellent directions for all of the various techniques involved in all of the quilts in the book.

I would definitely recommend this book for anyone who loves Piece O' Cake designs, anyone interested in curved piecing, applique, paper piecing, or anyone with a sense of adventure. A+

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Designs, Could Have Used More Detailed Instructions, June 4, 2006

By 

Globe Trotter - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quilts with a Spin: 7 New Projects from Piece O' Cake Designs (Paperback)

I was so inspired by the quilt patterns in this book and have enjoyed seeing Piece O' Cake designs evolve into ever more creative and inspiring quilt patterns with applique. After studying all the techniques for applique and giving my hand a try at it, I felt confident that I was ready to take on the challenge of some of their more advanced quilt projects. While I absolutely love the designs, I found some problems with the instructions and the templates for the Dresdon Dots pattern. My favorite quilt store once said to me that this is a common problem and that a good teacher is really a good editor. After a few rounds of trial and error I finally managed to figure out how to get things just right (www.quilguilders.blogspot.com). It would have been so helpful if there were more step by step directions, and close-up photos of finished blocks. If you haven't taken on the challenge of a double wedding ring quilt or something like a dresdan plate quilt, you might need to study these techniques first through a class or another book that focuses more in depth on construction techniques. For the publisher (C&T Publishing), I think it would be enormously helpful to have their instructions kitchen tested to make sure they are clear to the reader. Quilting is a very expensive art form, and I know more then one quilter that has purchased fabric, books, and supplies, only to wind up in total frustration at not being able to accomplish the desired results, due to editorial errors, ommissions, and so on.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great book, very beautiful quilt patterns and new techniques, September 18, 2007

By 

S. English "Needles in Motion" (Hawaii) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Quilts with a Spin: 7 New Projects from Piece O' Cake Designs (Paperback)

I love the projects in this book from Piece O'Cake disign. It made me want to learn more about applique. I had to get more books from the same Authors. The book provides helpful information and tips on color selections.