Her accomplishments include authoring over a dozen books and designing quilts that have appeared on the covers of nearly every quilting magazine in the united states, including quilters newsletter magazine and mccalls quilting. It was foundation paperpieced from a carol doak block design. Carol is best known for her trademark technique, paper piecing. My name is gerald brauer and this is a picture of my quilt from your book 50. Orders fulfilled through buy online pickup instore curbside or ship from store are taking a little longer than usual. She came to lecture and teach classes at my quilt guild and that class transformed me from a soso quilter, to one who can execute just about anything i envision in my mind. The queen of paper piecing is back with designs for almost every theme, occasion, and style imaginable. Carol doak quilting group at the suggestion of one my students, i started a new group on yahoo so those who enjoy making paperpieced quilts from my patterns can share and chat. Awesome block made by one of the students in my carol doak craftsy class, mastering foundation paper piecing. Addaquarter ruler must have for paperpiecing addaneight ruler must have for paperpiecing carol doak s foundation papers for inkjet or laser printers 100 sheets. Enjoy tons of paperpiecing fun with bestselling author carol doak s most blockpacked book ever. Carol doaks most popular book is your first quilt book. It got me started and im now a professional, making my living as a quilt store owner quilt store, not fabric store.
Whether you are adding these classics to your quilt library or a shop teaching classes from these books, they now can be ordered on line. Display and gift your art in style free quilt block pattern included 9781607052753 by doak, carol and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The kit is very easy to construct as you are working entirely with strips of one size and cutting the pieces and setting them into the various sections. I am finding that i like the runners without any quilt batting in the middle. Carol doak create perfectlypieced 3 quilt blocks in a variety of themes from hearts and flowers to airplanes and birthday cakes. Carol doak is an awardwinning quiltmaker, author, and teacher. Here 50 fabulous paper pieced star book has 12 inch blocks and some quilt layouts. Her quilts have been presented in several anthologies and national quilting magazines. Display and gift your art in style free quilt block pattern included by carol doak. Mar 20, 2020 blank quilting has released marisol, a collection that will be in stores in september. Pp778536 that patchwork place easy reversible vest by carol doak. Feb 18, 2015 carol doak paper piecing quilting tutorial. See more ideas about quilts, book quilt and paper piecing. I now have a new favorite for foundation piecing with patterns i print on my inkjet printer carol doak s foundation paper.
The paper lies flat in the paper tray, and feeds perfectly. Create perfectlypieced miniature quilt blocks in a variety of themesfrom hearts and flowers to airplanes and birthday cakes. Print patterns in minutes with the easytouse cdrom. Shop ebooks, krafttex, freezer paper, online classes, fast2fuse, timtex, transfer artist paper and much more. Hearts and valentines within this collection of 50 free patterns you will find quilts, wall hangings, table runners, and pillows. But i think its going to look awesome, even b efore the quilting.
My 79 year old mother has wanted to learn to quilt. Go look at the carol doak quilting group on yahoo groups to see the details. Carol is the author of 20 quilting books with more than a million copies in print. Meet your instructor, carol doak, and learn about paper piecing. Written for beginning quiltmakers and those who want to brush up on the basics, your. Finally got the time to work on the book of the month project, which im calling starbright.
I have made big quilts using the icky thump block and sampler quilts using a variety of the patterns. The links above and some of the links in my posts are affiliate links. Her paper pieced patterns boast two versions, one with a heart and the other without. The blocks are so creative and the possibilities are infinite.
Th e block is called carolyn s block from carol doak s 40 bright and bold paper pieced blocks, and boy, i s it bright. Your first quilt book by carol doak, 9781564771988, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Handmade quilts, quilt kits, quilt fabrics for sale the mosaic quilt is designed from an inspiration from an old quilt block in the designers workbook. The first two patterns are the scrap stars and the rain bonnet sue miniature quilts.
The project is foundation pieced so those fabulous points are accurate and easy to achieve. This book, like all books by carol doak, is really excellent. I love paper piecing, i love carol doaks patterns and i love a mystery so i just had to add her latest mystery block of the month to my passel of projects. She has traveled extensively across the globe to share her triedandtrue methods. Carol doak has greatly influenced the art and craft of quiltmaking for more than a decade.
Nov 24, 2008 carol doak, the queen of paper piecing in my mind, has some wonderful free patterns on her web site. Every sheet feeds individually, resulting in perfect foundations for sewing. Her book of 50 3 paper pieced blocks includes among my favorites a birdhouse, a mail box with the red flag up, one that spells out love, and a house block. Carol doak s accomplishments include a sizeable collection of popular booksincluding the bestselling your first quilt book or it should be. A short while ago someone posted about a quilt that they had used a book by carol doak. There are some wonderful books and patterns out there that give you layouts for larger quilts. Free quilt patterns from carol doak carol doak quilting. Books by carol doak author of your first quilt book. To be honest i am not sure if they even existed at that time. It explains just about everything you need to know about paper piecing in a really straightforward way and is really easy to understand. It was the early 90s when i wrote my first magazine article about the ease and accuracy of creating patchwork patterns on a paper foundation. Buy a cheap copy of your first quilt book or it should. The banyan tree was jinnys inspiration for this vibrant table runner.
Carol doak november 16, 2019 i just received the sweetest email from diana wright sharing a picture of her spectacular quilt. The introduction explains how to reproduce the block designs by tracing or photocopying and also how to change the size of a block. So, heres the start, with all the pieces ready to go, and some pieces sewn on the paper. Funky monkey book quilt jump for joy with this adorable baby quilt made from a preprinted fabric panel. Carol doaks simply sensational 9patch rakuten kobo. I am asked often if i have created a pattern for this or that and my response is often to suggest this book. I love all the fabrics in that line and designed two fun quilts for it. Our group has now grown to more than 9,500 wonderful quilters from around the world. Carol tells you the size fabric you need to cut for each piece of the blocks little fabric waste. The journey is complete with multiple color photos from the tours she gives quilters. The readers of quilters newsletter magazine voted carol doak their favorite paper piecing teacher.
Book of the month 300 paperpieced quilt blocks is the book of the month. When i show the miniature quilts, these two always get the biggest reaction. Beginners and those low on fabs will feel a little in over their heads especially with instructions like pull out 15 medium fushias. I am often asked if patterns from my books can be copied and distributed for the purpose of teaching a class. These blocks are also perfect to mix and match for making table linens, wall quilts, and other small projects. Change the colors to celebrate the seasons such as fall colors, christmas colors and spring colors. It looks great on my big leather ottoman in the living room adorned with a candle and, yes, that is a lizard climbing through the pumpkin vine. Mar 21, 2009 these two are made from 3inch paperpieced blocks from carol doak s book, simply sensational ninepatch stars. I have such fun combining my quilting hobby with my love of setting tables.
I drew three pattern examples on graph paper because this was before i owned a quilt design computer program. Carol doak has been teaching quilting for more than 35 years. See more ideas about paper piecing patterns, free paper piecing patterns and paper piecing. Buy this book and stick with it, it covers all the. This charming table runner was made by victoria jones of vancouver, wa.
Your first quilt book by carol doak 1997, paperback. Carol doaks simply sensational 9patch stars printon demand edition. Foundation paper carol doak quilt patterns for all your. Free paper piecing patterns paper pieced quilt patterns. Diana wrote that this is her first paperpieced quilt and credited my paperpieced stars class on craftsy with teaching her how to paper piece. Frame small quilt blocks, fiber art, paintings, or drawings inside a debossed 3 square window. Free quilt patterns from carol doak paper pieced quilt patterns, quilt block patterns.
Carol doak books list of books by author carol doak. Play the sunset red and green elegance sapphire nights springs bounty jeweled flowers blue and yellow stash quilt blue posies victorian stars fire stars plum crazy star medallion soft scrap quilt hometown midnight stars natures garden. This is a two color quilt so i decided for a nice calm, cool blue and cream. She began teaching in 1980 and since then has taught throughout the united states and in australia and england. Stargello quilt block pattern quilts, bargello quilts. Its such fun to be able to make smaller useful projects like table runners. Yay it is a little wool pumpkin candle mat from a pattern published by primitive gatherings the size is about 18. There is such a huge variety of patterns in this book offering so many creative options. Carol is a master of her craft, and this book is more suited for the advanced quilter or someone who has to have at least a yard of everything at your quilt store.
Her accomplishments include authoring over a dozen books and designing quilts that have appeared on the covers of nearly every quilting magazine in the united states, including quilters newsletter magazine and mccalls quilting visit carol s website. Carol doak has some wonderful books which have large size patterns. I looked in the archive and ive looked at amazon, ebay and at her site and cant seem to locate it. Awardwinning quilt instructor carol doak will help make paperpiecing easier no matter your skill level, as she teaches the finest quilting techniques through four exciting projects. Carol doak instructor carol doak has been teaching quilting for more than 35 years. Jun 30, 2008 your first quilt book is a resource youll turn to again and again. No shrinking, curling, turning brittle, or printer jams. It is from billie lauders book, there are animals on my quilt.
She has designed more than 1,000 paperpieced designs, with many featured in national magazines and tv programs. I now have a new favorite for foundation piecing with patterns i print on my inkjet printercarol doaks foundation paper. These two are made from 3inch paperpieced blocks from carol doaks book, simply sensational ninepatch stars. Dont be intimidated by complex patterns and precise piecing.
Improve your quilting with a craftsy class by carol doak. Use this block for a quilt, pillow, or table runner. The long and winding road to carol doaks foundation paper. Carol doak quilting books, cdroms, patterns and more. Oct 27, 2008 my guild had a work day saturday where most of us worked on string quilt blocks that were more scrappy than this, but like mine they did have the same color thru the center of each block. Charm packs approximately 40 squares of 5 x 5 fabrics that are perfect for small quilt blocks. Quilt 1, above, finishes at 75 x 90 and features 1412. If you havent got a clue about quilting, then this is the book for you. If you look at most of my hundreds of patterns, they really are yesterdays blocks with todays fabrics. Check out the top 20 quilt patterns for sale at annies catalog.
Carol doak has 28 books on goodreads with 1025 ratings. Carol doak, the queen of paper piecing in my mind, has some wonderful free patterns on her web site. Written for beginning quiltmakers and those who want to brush up on the basics, your first quilt book introduces all the tools, supplies, and techniques you need to create simple patchwork quilts. B1095 martingale everday handmade by cassie barden and adrienne smitke. I only have enough of the dark blue fabric to make 3 more 4block units, then i will use a different fabric or 2 and mix them up, but i do plan to have all. Carol doak is known throughout the quilting world as the goto person for foundation paper piecing. With the seemingly unlimited possibilities of mixing and matching, this is the most useful quilting book i have ever bought. The big news this month is that i have begun to publish the miniature quilt patterns from my outofprint book, easy paperpieced miniature quilts. This book really did teach me the skills and introduced me to such a great hobbycareer. Our team members are working as safely and quickly as possible to handle an increase in online orders, as well as support our communities and health care workers by funneling product and tens of millions of mask donations to our make to give effort. These two are made from 3inch paperpieced blocks from carol doak s book, simply sensational ninepatch stars. Free paper pieced block patterns from carol doak quilting. I used christmas fabrics and blocks designed by carol doak to create quilted pillows to give as christmas gifts.
Im having problem deciding which one to try first the combinations appear endless. Secure them inside your carol doak s keepsake frame cards for giftgiving and artistic display. Find blocks from top designers including eleanor burns, carol doak, joanna figueroa, edyta sitar. If youre just starting and want to learn the basics so you have a solid foundation, this book is for you. Mastering foundation paper piecing, a quilting class with carol doak. Carol doaks foundation paper by carol doak, paperback. This is an extralong twin dorm quilt made for my granddaughter for her 19th birthday. Mastering foundation paper piecing quilting class bluprint.
String piecing on adding machine paper im goin through my scrap box. These cheerful little guys are the creation of carol doak and were meant for cards or ornaments. Here is what quilters are saying once they received their books. Ideas for longarm quilting tutorials table runners patchwork quilting. Quilts of iceland book in this beautiful 156 page, full color book, gudrun takes you on a journey of her home country of iceland through her quilts that are inspired by nature, icelands history of handwork and the heritage of icelanders. Ive tried to find the book but so far i havent been able to locate it. I designed this little quilt for the carol doak quilting group back in 2008.
New carol doak quilting group i just started this group so its members can share and chat about their projects made from my patterns. Squirrel new foundation paper piecing method picture piecing 17 12 x 17 12 quilt. Carol doak is the author of your first quilt book 3. Carol doak art quilts barn quilt patterns, star quilt.
Dubbed the queen of paper piecing, carol is a great teacher and got me hooked on the quilting technique. My quilting changed forever when i took a class from carol doak. I used to design my fullsize quilts on graph paper to scale so i was comfortable. The book comes with a cd so you can print the blocks you like when you are ready to start your project. Fresh techniques for busy quilters at walmart and save. Stays in place while you stitch and tears away easily when youre done.