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Perfect Paper Piecing
Patterns Included on CD

Author: Deb Karasik and Janet Mednick
Pages: 93
Page size: 8 1/2" x 11 "
Publisher: American Quilter's Society
Cover: Soft
Item Code: 4C0800
Weight: 1.1 lb

20% off: $19.96
MSRP: $24.95

Back Cover Information

Make stunning quilts you never thought possible before!

• Detailed instructions for Perfect Paper Piecing are generously illustrated with how-to photos.
• No experience needed to accomplish perfect narrow, sharp spikes.
• Achieve breathtaking results as complex-looking patterns go together quickly and accurately with the Maven's method.
• Pattern CD-ROM is included inside.

Instruction Page

Meet the Authors

Deb Karasik dabbled in quilting when her children were born BRC (Before Rotary Cutters). But then she put down her scissors and cardboard templates and took up the task of raising her children and launching a career in the interior design industry. Her youngest daughter's announcement in 2000 that she was pregnant with triplets was all the incentive Deb needed to try quilting once again.

She ventured off to her local quilt shop and was introduced to the rotary cutter. With the discovery of this amazing tool, and all the luscious fabrics that were available for quilters, her new passion was born.

In these few short years of working in and honing this art form, Deb has designed and made numerous original quilts. Despite the fact (or perhaps because) she had no official art training or background, she had no preconceived boundaries as to design or color choices. When you view her quilts, this freedom of design and joyful use of color is instantly apparent.

In 2001 she met Janet Mednick at the San Francisco Quilter's Guild, and they became not only fast friends but also collaborators on many quilt projects

Janet Mednick was born and raised in the Bronx, New York, and learned all types of needlework from her mother. She dabbled in paints and pencils as well, but her college education included few art courses. She and her husband, Avram, an educator and writer, relocated to San Francisco in the early '80s, where they raised their son Matthew and where Janet has been employed in the music merchandising business for twenty years. For more than fifteen years, she has been designing and making quilts in the evenings and on weekends, and she has won numerous ribbons at local quilt shows. She and Deb both enjoy the fun and camaraderie of team projects. Together and separately, they continue to design and create quilts (still in the evening and on weekends) that visually push the limits of the usual concept of "quilt.".

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