Innovative Piecing (Rodale's Successful Quilting Library) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1579543308 ISBN 13: 9781579543303

Publisher: Rodale Books, 2001

Synopsis

Unlike most how-to-piece books which cover just one or two techniques, Innovative Piecing by Sarah Sacks Dunn presents 19 unusual and original piecing techniques used by professional quilters, each clearly explained with step-by-step directions and color photographs. Like a quilt class with 19 expert teachers, this book will show quilters how to piece show-quality masterpieces.

About this title

About the Author

Sarah Sacks Dunn, a former Rodale quilt book editor, is now a freelance editor, quilter, and publishing consultant. She lives in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

From the Back Cover

Your Step-by-Step Guide to
Innovative Piecing

Give tradition a twist, add new angles to an old favorite, or put a spin on a classic block. When 15 expert teachers and quiltmakers share their talents for thinking outside the box, you'll find yourself imagining-- and creating-- patchwork wuilts more exciting than you ever thought possible/ New tools and methods clearly shown in more than 325 color photos make it quick and easy!

Doens of fabulous techniques, including
* Shortcuts for Drunkard's Path and Feathered Sun
* Curves, curves, and more curves ... from gentle waves to dramatic arches
* Pieced landscapes inspired by vacation photos or your imagination
* New takes on Attic Window, checkerboards, strip sets, and prairie points
* Fun, off-kilter versions of your favorite blocks
* 3-D bow-ties, stars, and pinwheels
* Tessellations to draft and piece

And lots more!

Edition details

• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1579543308
• ISBN 13: 9781579543303
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Sacks Dunn Sarah