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.".
Table of Contents | |
| Introduction | 6 |
| Chapter 1 The Basics | 8 |
| Color and Cloth | 8 |
| Paper-Piecing Method | 11 |
| A Word about Quilting | 18 |
| Chapter 2 Small Spiky Projects | 21 |
| Roman Holiday Placemat | 22 |
| Playful Placemat | 25 |
| Rise and Shine Pillowcase | 27 |
| Chapter 3 Wickedly Easy Spikes | 30 |
| Rolling Spirals | 31 |
| Aaron's Quilt II | 34 |
| Black Tooth | 39 |
| Chapter 4 Abandoning the Traditional | 43 |
| Day at the Beach | 44 |
| Whirligig | 47 |
| Raspberry Sorbet | 51 |
| Chapter 5 Extreme Spiking | 55 |
| Spike Redux | 56 |
| Passion in the Round | 61 |
| Cressida | 66 |
| Illuminata | 72 |
| Chapter 6 Outside the Box | 79 |
| Lily in Disguise | 80 |
| Chapter 7 Gallery | 83
| | Meet the Authors | 95 |
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