Playful Little Paper-Pieced Projec

Book excerpt: Top designers—including Joanna Wilczyncka, Daniel Rouse, and Ayumi Takahashi—share their valuable tips and fail-proof paper-piecing techniques. Playful Little Paper-Pieced Projects by Fat Quarterly Magazine cofounder 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. Find designs from Ayumi Takahashi, Charise Randell, Lynne Goldsworthy, Cheryl Arkison, Amy Lobsiger, and many more. Includes 2 quilts, 17 small projects and a 12-block calendar quilt, plus a project from each of the monthly block patterns. There’s something for everyone, from quilts and aprons to a backgammon board and a camera bag. “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! . . . There are bags, a game board, home dec items and even a chair cushion!” —Generation Q Magazine