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Thanks out to Carol Doak
Hi Carol,
just want to thank you so much for your easy patterns. A lot of swappers in my swap groups were using your patterns, and the results were so beautiful, so I decided to get a few of your books & and bought the downloadable patterns. They are so easy to use, I can't wait to make more! Thanks so much! Teri -- Terbear~Curator of the HUG Gallery~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/HUGS Teri's quilts~ http://gallery.ppwp.com/gallery/Tquilts |
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Teri,
Funny you should write this today. I just got home from teaching a paper piecing class at the LQS and she was a big topic of discussion. Having been in love with paper piecing for years, she has been a great inspiration. I had a mean step- grandmother who preached that perfection was the only answer and I spent many hours redoing knitted and crochet items she tore out. She was an amazing quilter and I would have never got into quilting while she was around. Because of all this I am really fickle about sharp points, matched seams and square blocks. When I do have a mistake I still wonder what she would think. (silly) Paper piecing allows me to tackle really intricate blocks and know they will turn out perfect. A BIG THANKS TO CAROL FROM WASHINGTON. Mary http://community.webshots.com/user/moondancewa CHOCOLATE DOESN'T MAKE THE WORLD GO AROUND. BUT IT CERTAINLY MAKES THE TRIP WORTHWHILE. Mary |
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Dear Teri:
I just responded to your post and then had to sign in to post it and am not sure if it made it so I will respond again. You are most welcome and thank you for taking the time to share such positive feedback. I do love this method and it is a real high for me to see the successes of my students through the books and classes that I teach. I am anxiously awaiting the release of my new book in a couple of weeks. This book contains very quick and easy units that produce thousands of 9-patch stars. I can hardly wait to see the quilts that result from this book! BTW, this book will come with the cd that will let you print the foundations from your computer. Thanks again and happy paper piecing. All the best, Carol Doak www.quilt.com/CDoak |
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Hi Mary: I did chuckle when I read your message regarding the
perfection you can achieve using paper piecing and how your "mean step-grandmother preached perfection". Just this past week while teaching in Canada, I had a student who came to the class to learn to make a paper-pieced star so she could show it to her mother who was also a perfectionist. She achieved success and was beaming as she left with her perfect block. The bottom line for me is that my students enjoy the process and enjoy their results no matter where there perfection marker is. Thank you for sharing the paper piecing passion with others. All the best, Carol Doak www.quilt.com/CDoak |
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Hi Teri, I learned paper piecing with Carol's books when I first started
PP. Easy to start with and stay with. I especially enjoyed making the PP miniature quilts. It is so nice to have those perfect points without the frustration. Linda in Tx |
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Well, my paper-pieced blocks rarely come out perfect. But, even though it is
not my favorite piecing method, there are many designs that just seem to be best done by paper-piecing. And, regardless of the perfection (or lack thereof) in my finished blocks, I'm happy with the outcome, and that's good enough for me! G -- Wendy http://griffinsflight.com/Quilting/quilt1.htm De-STUFF email address to reply wrote in message ups.com... Hi Mary: I did chuckle when I read your message regarding the perfection you can achieve using paper piecing and how your "mean step-grandmother preached perfection". Just this past week while teaching in Canada, I had a student who came to the class to learn to make a paper-pieced star so she could show it to her mother who was also a perfectionist. She achieved success and was beaming as she left with her perfect block. The bottom line for me is that my students enjoy the process and enjoy their results no matter where there perfection marker is. Thank you for sharing the paper piecing passion with others. All the best, Carol Doak www.quilt.com/CDoak |
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In article nPkOe.8778$_f.6712@trnddc03,
"nana2b" wrote: Hi Teri, I learned paper piecing with Carol's books when I first started PP. Easy to start with and stay with. I especially enjoyed making the PP miniature quilts. It is so nice to have those perfect points without the frustration. Linda in Tx You and me both, Linda! It also helped that I watched her demo in Houston one year -- and I've also watched a similar one on her DVD. She's really good! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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In article .com,
" wrote: Dear Teri: I just responded to your post and then had to sign in to post it and am not sure if it made it so I will respond again. You are most welcome and thank you for taking the time to share such positive feedback. I do love this method and it is a real high for me to see the successes of my students through the books and classes that I teach. I am anxiously awaiting the release of my new book in a couple of weeks. This book contains very quick and easy units that produce thousands of 9-patch stars. I can hardly wait to see the quilts that result from this book! BTW, this book will come with the cd that will let you print the foundations from your computer. Thanks again and happy paper piecing. All the best, Carol Doak www.quilt.com/CDoak Carol, will this CD be Mac-friendly, as your last one was? -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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Hi Sandy:
Yes, now that Quilt-Pro has developed the Foundation Factory for Mac, I can include the cd with the book that will work on both PC and the Mac. That makes me a happy camper! All the best, Carol Doak www.quilt.com/CDoak |
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