Playful Little Paper-Pieced Projects: 37 Graphic Designs & Tips from Top Modern Quilters

by Tacha Bruecher (Contribution by)

Overview

Playful Little Paper-Pieced Projects by Tacha Bruecher is a collection of paper-pieced projects featuring some of the best work from today's most talented modern quilters. You can learn everything you need to know about foundation paper piecing, and then test your skills with 37 projects ranging in difficulty and complexity. Bursting with ideas and ingenuity, this book will inspire you to include paper piecing in all your sewing projects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781607058205
Publisher:	C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Publication date:	01/07/2014
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	7.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Natasha (aka Tacha) Bruecher is a quilt designer and teacher who is well known in the online quilting community as a founding member of the e-zine Fat Quarterly. Tacha has published many patterns and articles as a part of Fat Quarterly, is the author of Hexa-go-go and has contributed to a number of books. Her patterns have also appeared in Sew Hip magazine. Tacha lives in Berlin, Germany, with her husband and two daughters.

Editorial Reviews

The new book Playful Little Paper-pieced Projects includes 37 graphic designs and tips from top modern quilters. This book has been compiled by Tacha Bruecher for Stash Books. Inside you'll find 2 quilts, 17 small projects and a 12-block calendar quilt, plus a project from each of the monthly block patterns. Top designers include Joanna Wilczyncka and her Snowflake Tablerunner, a Backgammon Board by Daniel Rouse, a Mail Organizer by Ayumi Takahashi and a bicycle basket by Julianna Gasiorowska; just to name a few. Let these artists share their valuable tips and fail-proof paper-piecing techniques with you.

1/7/14 FabShop News

Compilations are one of our favorite types of books because we get to see one thing presented in many different ways by some of the most talented peeps in our industry. And boy, do we love this one! Tacha (co-founder of Fat Quarterly Magazine) tackles paper-piecing, a wonderful technique that enables quilters to accurately piece detailed blocks. But many of us find ourselves terrified of this process because it's counter-intuitive to how we normally piece. We urge you to let yourselves be guided by her simple instructions and the book's clear illustrations. Once mastered, paper-piecing will open many design doors for your quilt efforts. Tacha works with 12 different block designs which are first featured in a calendar quilt. Then, she hands each block to a different designer, who creates a completed project using the block. There are bags, a game board, home dec items and even a chair cushion! Designers include Cheryl Arkison, Daniel Rouse and Amy Lobsinger. The book also comes with a CD with all of the block patterns waiting to be printed.

March/April 2014 Generation Q Magazine

The new book Playful Little Paper-pieced Projects includes 37 graphic designs and tips from top modern quilters. This book has been compiled by Tacha Bruecher for Stash Books. Inside you'll find 2 quilts, 17 small projects and a 12-block calendar quilt, plus a project from each of the monthly block patterns. Top designers include Joanna Wilczyncka and her Snowflake Tablerunner, a Backgammon Board by Daniel Rouse, a Mail Organizer by Ayumi Takahashi and a bicycle basket by Julianna Gasiorowska; just to name a few. Let these artists share their valuable tips and fail-proof paper-piecing techniques with you.
--FabShop News; 1/7/14

From the Publisher

11/15/2013
Bruecher helped make English paper piecing a go-to technique for modern quilters with 2012's Hex-a-Go-Go, and in this new collection, she enlists a group of well-known, modern quilting bloggers and pattern designers to help her do the same for foundation paper piecing. The centerpiece of the book is a quilt featuring a paper-pieced block for each month of the year, such as an April umbrella, a vintage camping lantern for June, and a snowboarding rabbit for November. Each of the monthly blocks is also incorporated into a separate project, with additional options for using a favorite block. Readers will also find a number of paper-pieced household accessories (e.g., a sewing machine cover, an artist's portfolio, and a roll-up backgammon board). Full instructions are provided, and printable foundations are included on the accompanying CD-ROM. VERDICT Foundation paper piecing has caught on with modern quilters in a big way, and the pictorial blocks in this collection will appeal to quilters who enjoy the work of Ayumi Takahashi (Patchwork Please) or other zakka-style sewists.

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