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The queen of paper-piecing, Carol Doak, is back in print with the best-selling Easy Reversible Vests. With new block designs and stylish piecing options you will learn how to flatter your figure with color, pattern and scale. Full-sized pullout vest patterns are included.

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Author: Carol Doak
Pages: 80
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11"
Publisher: That Patchwork Place
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With over 101,000 copies sold, the best-selling Easy Reversible Vests is back in print with new block designs and stylish piecing options. You'll receive expert advice from the queen of paper piecing herself, Carol Doak.

  • Learn how to flatter your figure with color, pattern and scale
  • See color and piecing variations on each vest project
  • Includes full-sized pullout vest patterns

Author Carol DoakAbout the Author

A best-selling author, celebrated teacher, and award-winning quiltmaker, Carol Doak has greatly influenced the art and craft of quiltmaking for more than a decade. Her accomplishments include a collection of popular books, including 300 Paper-Pieced Quilt Block, 50 Fabulous Paper-Pieced Stars, Show Me How to Paper Piece, Your First Quilt Book (or it should be!) and Easy Machine Paper Piecing.

It's no secret that Carol has helped increase the popularity of paper piecing, her trademark technique, through her innovative designs and easy-to-follow instructions. As a teacher, Carol is known for her infectious enthusiasm for quiltmaking. She has a gift for sharing her inspiring ideas and techniques with her students in a positive and unique way.

Carol lives with her husband in Windham, New Hampshire and is often traveling the world, sharing her love of quilting with others.

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Introduction 4
Vest Styles 5
Fabric and Color Selection 6
Getting Started 10
Working with Strips 12
Working with Squares and Paper-Pieced Blocks 21
Combining Strips, Squares and Paper-Pieced Blocks 29
Embellishments 32
Assembly and Finishing 36
Vest Projects 39
Batik Beauty 40
English Garden 42
Petite Florals 44
Plaid Garden 46
Rich Earth 48
Tropical Blues 50
Garden Party 52
Buttercup 54
Easy Dozen 56
Paper-Pieced Block Designs 58
About the Author 80

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Wearables: Vests, Jackets, Kimonos, Shawls & Sweatshirts

The Kimono

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Kimono as Art
by Dale Carolyn Gluckman and Hollis Goodall
Making Kimono and Japanese Clothes
Making Kimono and Japanese Clothes
by Jenni Dobson
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The Fine Art of Kimono Embroidery
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Altered Sweatshirts

Start with a Sweatshirt
Start with a Sweatshirt

by Nancie M. Wiseman
Sweatshirts
Sweatshirts
Figure, Fit, Fashion
by Debra Quartermain
Stylish Sweat Jackets
Stylish Sweat Jackets

by Fran Morgan
 

Jackets, Shawls & Sweatshirts: Some with Vests

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6 Jacket Motifs
Chenille Trimmed Jacket
Crazy Wool
Crazy Wool, Using Water Soluble Stabiliser
by Jeannette Knake
Easy Patchwork Jackets
Easy Patchwork Jackets
by Jeanne Stauffer
More Polar Magic
More Polar Magic

by Nancy Cornwell
  The Zapp Method of Couture Sewing
Sew It Soft
Designs by Beth Wheeler
Quilted Elegance
Quilted Elegance

by Rami Kim

Comfort Shawls

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various authors

Mostly Vests
Some with Jackets also

Chenille With a Twist
Chenille With a Twist

by Four Corners
Easy Reversible Vests
Easy Reversible Vests

by Carol Doak
Quick and Easy Vest & Jackets
Quick and Easy Vest & Jackets

by Kate Mathews

vestmaking made easy
Vestmaking Made Easy
by Julie A. Olson

Embellishment Village Vest Colorways
Embellishment Village Curve Appeal Vest Pattern with matching Bead & Yard Kits

Carol Doak
Beginner Quilting Book

Foundation Paper

Foundation Factory CD

Your First Quilt book or it Should Be
Your First Quilt Book
(Or It Should Be)

Carol Doak's Foundation Paper

100 Sheet Pack
Easy Reversible Vests
Easy Reversible Vests

by Carol Doak
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Foundation Factory, Carol Doak Designer Edition

 

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Paper Piecing Books & DVD

Carol Doak

Out of Print
40 Bright & Bold Paper Pieced Blocks
40 Bright & Bold Paper Pieced Blocks
Book &
Instruct DVD/CD
50 Fabrulous Paper Pieced Stars
50 Fabulous
Paper Pieced Stars

by Carol Doak
Bk & CD

300 Paper-Pieced Quilt Blocks

Blocks on CD ready to print
by Carol Doak
Instructional DVD
40 Bright and Bold Paper Pieced Blocks
Carol Doak Teaches You to Paper Piece
 
Piecing Tips &
Tricks Tool

Editor Liz Aneloski
w/Carol Doak
Show Me How to Paper Piece
Show Me How to Paper Piece
by Caorl Doaks
Simply Sensational 9-Patch Stars
Simply Sensational
9-Patch Stars

by Carol Doak
 

 

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