John Flynn's Double Wedding Ring Step-by-Step Workbook (Spiral-bound)

by John Flynn (Author)

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Product Description
This easy-to-follow, step-by-step workbook teaches the quilter an easy, accurate and innovative technique for strip-piecing the Double Wedding Ring quilt. The book has clear, illustrated instructions which take the quilter through the process of cutting, piecing and assembling this old time favorite quilt. Easy-to-follow instructions, color photographs, planning charts and the template patterns for six different size rings are included. Author John Flynn, an engineer and quilter, has demonstrated his Double Wedding Ring technique on HGTV's "Simply Quilts" and on Kaye Wood's "Kaye's Quilting Friends".

From the Author
My first attempt at the Double Wedding Ring was a wall hanging about 30" square, just four blocks. My wife had a Double Wedding Ring book that I followed. I carefully traced the patterns and made very accurate templates and was able to successfully hand-piece my first Double Wedding Ring, but it took a lot of time to make, cut and hand-sew all of those little pieces. I worked on the Double Wedding Ring off and on for the next three years, trying to figure out an easier way to piece.

It wasn't until December 1988 that I discovered the secret to my simplified piecing method for the traditional Double Wedding Ring. I patterned my first template set, the 15" ring, after my wife's great aunt Laura's Double Wedding Ring quilt.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 48 pages
• Publisher: Flynn Quilt Frame Company; Rev Exp edition (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962788902
• ISBN-13: 978-0962788901
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #132,798 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Flynn Wedding Ring Quilt, September 26, 2001

By	E. Rison "Cazuelas" (Socorro, NM USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I made this quilt twice. It was very easy to make with the
directions given. The patterns were copied onto transparency
film and then cut out for ease.

I used the strip piecing as suggested in his book, although
tedious at times because of the double handling, it cut down
on the worry that they wouldn't be quite round enough or too
round.

I highly recommend this quilt book as fun, easy to use,
and very pleased with the finished product. This book is
on my stack of books to keep.

Happy quilting.

62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderfully detailed, April 17, 2000

By	Joyce Porter (Arizona) - See all my reviews

This book makes the classical double wedding ring quilt much easier. The details are easy to follow and everything comes together if you follow the steps one by one. The templates for different sized rings and the yardage for each is included. People will think you are a professional when you complete this traditionally not-so-easy quilt.

66 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Even beginners could make a quilt after reading this book, September 10, 1999

By	[e-mail] (Idable, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

This is a very hard quilt to make. But with this book it takes all the guess work out of it and makes your quilts look like a pro had made them.