Others say...

"Quilting"
I like the foundation pieced blocks in this book. I like the fact that it has a cd with the book. I like the fact that you can resize the blocks for printing. I do not like the fact that Ms. Doak did not name the blocks in the book, or on the cd. Even so, it was a good purchase.

"Why is this book different?"
I own several paper-piecing books, some by Carol Doak. All of hers have been wonderful. This one stood out to me because of the smaller size blocks (3" to 4") and the CD which includes copies of the patterns. The size was important to me because I can now include beautiful paper-pieced blocks or portions of blocks in my borders easily. Many other books include patterns for larger blocks & you must reduce pattern, etc. So for those of us who dislike recalculating pattern sizes and accompanied set-in pieces, this makes it a breeze. Carol once again gets an A+.

"No Experience Paper Piecing? No problem!!!"
Oh my goodness! I am so excited about this book! I have NEVER paper pieced before, I'm not even an experienced quilter, but this book will allow even me, to make a quilt that looks like a pro made it! I just finished my very first paper-pieced square, and it looks great! The directions were clear and easy to follow and included pictures throughout the directions. The first 36 blocks are letters and numbers and are 3" in size. The remaining 264 blocks are 4" in size (you put 4 of these together to create an 8" finished square) and include flowers, flags, ducks, firetrucks, houses, tea cups, geometrics and much, much more. There is a great full color gallery of each and every square, nicely layed out and numbered. Best of all? It includes a CD-Rom for your computer that absolutely ROCKS! It downloads all of the blocks into your computer giving you the ability to increase or decrease their size and print them out directly onto the foundation paper. I made block #182 because it looked simple, only 6 pieces, for my first try. You actually end up making 4 of these for the finished square and I decided to just hand trace them. After I made sure I really could paper piece, I downloaded the CD, and I can tell you, printing them out sure beats hand copying them, especially if you're paper piecing an entire quilt!!! If you buy this book, I recommend 2 things: 1-make sure you have a '6" Add-A-Quarter Ruler' (recommended in supplies list on page 7). I could see how paper piecing without it would be a pain in the patooty. 2-I highly recommend this foundation paper I got at Joanne's. This paper fed right through my finicky printer with no hassles, yet was very transparent. The name of the paper is "Fun-dation" and it's made by HCTW. If you're interested in paper-piecing, this is a GREAT book, even for a beginner!

"300 Paper-pieced Quilt Blocks"
the book is really good.. and very intersting.. i recommend it for anyone who loves doing things by themselves.. my aunti used it to make her grandchildren their quilt... so its more than a quilt for them now.. its a quilt from their grandma.
it arrived on time, which gave me the chance to take it back home and show it to all of my friends and families

"Paper-Pieced Smorgasbord"
I am very excited about this paper-pieced book and CD. It is a great value ($10 cheaper than the local bookstore), easy to follow even if you are not an experienced paper-piecer, and loaded with great patterns. The CD makes it really easy to change the block size and if you register it online you get some bonus patterns. If you have thought at all about trying this fast and fun technique, this is a great first book for you to go with. Or if you are an experienced piecer, it has tons of new and traditional designs. You will be busy for a long time with this Paper-Pieced Smorgasbord and will not be disappointed!