Quilting curves An innovative technique for machine-piecing curves with incredible ease

As every quilter knows, it is much more difficult to piece together curved shapes than traditional straight-edged squares, triangles, and rectangles. When she began quilting, Pignatelli, originally a fine artist, wanted to create the flowing, curved lines that had come to her so easily as a painter but found it almost impossible when using traditional methods. After much experimentation, she came up with a method to create curves using freezer paper for templates and then blind-stitching fabric patches to a stabilizer foundation. Here she explains her method in full, using nine illustrative step-by-step patterns as learning tools. Once the curved-piecing technique is mastered, she introduces the reader to padded and sculptured applique and free-motion quilting using multiple threads. Recommended for academic textile collections and large public libraries. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.