Carol Doak's Creative Combinations: Stunning Blocks & Borders from a Single Unit
Feb 2013 · C&T Publishing Inc
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“Try Carol’s inspirational quilts projects by learning how to work with unit placement, how to paper piece and how to choose your fabrics.” —Fabrications Quilting for You
Carol Doak is back with something new for paper piecers! Learn how the same rectangular unit can work in dramatically different ways in the blocks and borders of your quilt. If you haven’t tried paper-piecing yet, you’ll discover how quickly and easily your quilt comes together with Carol’s foundation piecing technique. She provides tips for tools and fabrics, plus plenty of inspiration.
Get creative with your own unit combinations—link to online patterns that give you the flexibility to change the size of your quilt, or design your own pattern
“Doak is the doyenne of foundation paper piecing—a quilt-piecing technique that uses a paper foundation for precision stitching of quilt blocks . . . Most of the blocks are beginner friendly, and Doak’s expert guidance helps quilters new to the technique get started . . .This collection will appeal to quilters of all skill levels.” —Library Journal
“Instead of giving designs for square quilt blocks, Carol Doak’s clever concept is to design rectangular paper-pieced units which can then be combined in different ways to make unique blocks or borders. Each unit is presented with multiple design possibilities, reinforcing their versatility.” —Quilters Newsletter
Carol Doak is back with something new for paper piecers! Learn how the same rectangular unit can work in dramatically different ways in the blocks and borders of your quilt. If you haven’t tried paper-piecing yet, you’ll discover how quickly and easily your quilt comes together with Carol’s foundation piecing technique. She provides tips for tools and fabrics, plus plenty of inspiration.
Get creative with your own unit combinations—link to online patterns that give you the flexibility to change the size of your quilt, or design your own pattern
“Doak is the doyenne of foundation paper piecing—a quilt-piecing technique that uses a paper foundation for precision stitching of quilt blocks . . . Most of the blocks are beginner friendly, and Doak’s expert guidance helps quilters new to the technique get started . . .This collection will appeal to quilters of all skill levels.” —Library Journal
“Instead of giving designs for square quilt blocks, Carol Doak’s clever concept is to design rectangular paper-pieced units which can then be combined in different ways to make unique blocks or borders. Each unit is presented with multiple design possibilities, reinforcing their versatility.” —Quilters Newsletter
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peggy schrabeck
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October 24, 2014
Accidentally purchased this and there was no refund, it is the first time I've encountered that. I did not realize it was a paper pieced quilt, I figured it was traditional. Once I realize that, I quickly try to refund and there was no option. So the rating was because of that.
Jeanne Laurie
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August 10, 2018
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About the author
Carol Doak Bio: Carol Doak is a pioneer in the area of paper foundation piecing. She has published more than a dozen successful books and has earned many honors in the quilting industry. Carol lives in Windham, New Hampshire.
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