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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • INTRODUCTION
  • 20 Top Tips for Piecing
  • Tools of the Trade
  • Preparing Fabric for Patchwork
  • Cutting Patches with Templates
  • Rotary Cutting for Precision Piecing
  • The Perfect 1/4" Seam
  • Machine Piecing Basics
  • Pressing for Precision
  • Matching Magic for Individual Pieces
  • Matching Magic for Seam Intersections
  • Time-Saving Strip Piecing
  • Individual Triangle Squares
  • Grid-Method Triangle Squares
  • Bias-Square Triangles
  • Quarter-Square Triangles
  • Setting in Seams with Ease
  • Mastering Eight-Seam Joins
  • Easy Piecing with Partial Seams
  • Incredibly Easy Curved Seams
  • The Basics of Paper Foundaiton Piecing
  • Easy and Accurate Foundation Preparation
  • Creative Crazy Piecing
  • String Piecing on Foundations
  • Up-to-Date Hand Piecing
  • Piecing Glossary
  • About the Writers
  • Acknowledgments
  • Resources
  • INDEX

Title: Rodale's Successful Quilting Library: Perfect Piecing
Editor: Karen Costello Soltys
Format/Publication Date: HC:1997
Publisher: Rodale Press, Inc., Emmaus, PA
Language: English
Page Count: 128
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: 0875967604

SUMMARY- This is a great book for beginners(like me!). The instructions are crystal clear, well broken down and easy to read, with plenty of photos to illustrate. I don't think you can get better than that!

WRITERS: Jane Hall, Dixie Haywood, Janet Wickell