50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars [With CDROM]

by Carol Doak

Book Overview

With the simplicity and accuracy of paper piecing, you can create these elaborate-looking Star blocks in a snap Carol Doak, bestselling author of many books on paper piecing, is back with 50 original paper-pieced Star blocks--one for each U.S. state.

Follow Carol's expert step-by-step instructions to make 50 beautiful blocks that finish to 12"Find ideas for mixing and matching block sections for fascinating original designs and intriguing secondary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1564772713
• ISBN13: 9781564772718
• Release Date: April 2000
• Publisher: That Patchwork Place
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Awesome Stars

Anyone can piece these fabulous stars with ease! Carol's paper-piecing techniques take the stress out of producing intricate-looking, stunning stars that are sure to please everyone. And if that isn't enough, the CD included in the book offers you a private lesson with the best paper-piecing teacher in the land. A super value for the price.

Make Stars The Easy Way With Paper Piecing

Here are some excerpts from my review of this book. You can see the complete review on the Quilter's Review website, as well as a review of Quilt-Pro's Foundation Factory software that includes all the patterns from this book."If you've ever tried to do stars but had trouble with the points, you may have heard that paper piecing yields perfect stars with perfect points. Now all you have to do is figure out how to paper piece. And of course, find the patterns. "You're in luck! Carol Doak has compiled a collection of 50 fabulous star patterns, all paper-pieced, and complete with excellent instructions. This diverse collection starts with the basic LeMoyne Star and adds lines, flowers, leaves and background detail.... "Cutting the fabric to fit is one of the things that make paper piecing so frustrating for beginners. To get the fabric piece large enough to fit the pattern, it seems as though you have to waste lots of fabric. With Carol's chart, you can cut the minimum amount of fabric and the pieces still fit.... "If you don't know how to paper piece or would like to find some tips to make it easier, Carol includes complete step-by-step instructions for her method. But the best part of the book is the video CD that is included. You can watch Carol do a Delaware star as she explains each step. "When I finished watching the video, I wondered how I could have ever thought paper piecing was difficult!"

Reccommend by the accidental quilter

Stars are hard--especially the ones that are made from diamonds. Carol Doak uses paper-piece to create beautiful stars in this book as well as provides a CD to explain her techniques. If you want to piece beautiful and accurate stars--this is the book for you. The color plates are vivid, and she includes the paper-piece formats for each star.

Your Stars Will Be Fabulous!

I just finished watching the video CD to 50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars and wanted to tell everyone how fabulous it was! It is included in the book and was one of the reasons I purchased the book. I am really excited about getting started on piecing some of the stars and combining parts of different stars to make new stars. The tips Carol shares will make working on them effortless, with the end product looking beautiful and perfect. I have done paper piecing, but will enjoy it so much more now. Carol is a delightful person and a wonderful teacher! The book itself offers step-by-step instructions and the accompanying video CD helps you through the whole process with tips to make piecing accurate. (I will view this video CD over and over again!) Carol specifies what sizes to cut of the fabrics for each block. With Carol's suggestions, she opens up the creativity of your mind as the possibilities are endless. The book is filled with many, many color pictures of the stars, which inspire me as I look at them over and over again. So, I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who is thinking about beginning quilting or has years of experience. Thanks Carol for sharing your expertise and creativity with us!

50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars

Should you have any doubts about paper piecing or even confused a little -- this book and CD Rom will answer all your questions. Carol and Nancy did a fabulous job and left "nothing" out. I'm a "show me" person and after viewing the CD Rom I went straight to my sewing room and completed my first star with perfection. Needless to say I'm a very happy camper. What a wonderful job - keep up the good work Carol.. Shall recommend this one to all my quilt buddies. Thanks so much. gb