Never Paper Pieced - Looking for Recommendations
10-22-2011, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by hobbykat1955
Carol's DVD on PP'ing...She shows you from start to finish...that's how I learned...I'm the type that must see rather then self teach thru book
Going to go check the recommended YouTube videos and then check on QC.
Then I need to go check for some patterns.
10-22-2011, 12:04 PM
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Carol Doak is the queen of P/P ( just my opinion). She has great tutes on many of the CD's in her books. I learned to do P/P from her books ( before CD's came along).
Once I got started ( yes the first one was tough) it required a new process that was in many ways the reverse of everything I had done. Now I just love it!!!!
Once I got started ( yes the first one was tough) it required a new process that was in many ways the reverse of everything I had done. Now I just love it!!!!
10-22-2011, 12:26 PM
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I have the Carol Doak's DVD and I love it. That's how I learned pp, and now it is one of my favorite methods. There is quite a bit of waste with the fabric but the end results are fabulous, to me its worth the waste.
10-22-2011, 12:52 PM
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Join Carol's yahoo group. She works right along with everyone, and is not above trying to help the beginner. She is a wonderful person!! Everyone will do their best to help you. Any of her books will be a good buy for you. She has free patterns on her website, too!
10-22-2011, 01:07 PM
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go to youtube and find a video on paper piecing...it is a totally different way of "sewing a square"...Fons and Porter just had a TV show on PBS on a square for a very beautiful quilt it was called Pineapple Salsa, show #1707, and pattern featured in Sept/Oct 20101 LOQ mag....I have the pattern if you would like it.
10-22-2011, 01:41 PM
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My 1st PP "book" was a leaflet size how to by Carol Doak,called "Teach Me How To PP". In my opinion hands down, she's the best at explaining PP.
Also, try your library.Start with a block that has less pieces,then move on up. Enjoy, it's fun to learn.
Also, try your library.Start with a block that has less pieces,then move on up. Enjoy, it's fun to learn.
Originally Posted by burnsk
I have never done paper piecing and just this past week saw some beautiful paper pieced blocks at a quilt group meeting. I would love to try this and the gal that had done the blocks recommended Carol Doak's books. Do you have a favorite? Do you recommend one over another? She has so many books that I just didn't know which one to choose. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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