INTRODUCTION to the EASY PRECISION PIECING SYSTEM

image Does your ruler slip when cutting?

image Do your strips have the dreaded V at the fold?

image Do your seams not line up no matter how hard you try?

image Do your pieces mysteriously get sewn in the wrong order?

image Do you ever wonder which direction to press seams in your blocks?

image Does your fabric pop up at the seam after pressing?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, the Easy Precision Piecing System is for you. Learn about new tools and techniques for cutting, piecing, and pressing that effortlessly lead to precision. With a few simple steps, master the fine art of rotary cutting strips, squares, and triangles with ease. Find new information about thread, needles, stitch length, and the patchwork seam that naturally improve accuracy. Discover Quilt Block Builders—block blueprints with pressing arrows—and learn how to use them while piecing to keep your units organized and seams pressed for optimal results.

The Easy Precision Piecing System has a few guidelines, involves organization, planning, and new techniques for improved accuracy. These new, simple-to-adapt, skill-building techniques will appeal to all quilters from modern to traditional and beginner to expert. It is presented in a step-by-step, simple-to-understand format. Also included is valuable information on adding borders that hang straight and a new technique for easy mitered binding.

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

Read about the system (Quilt Block Builders and Quilt Block Bases), and then read on for all the techniques you need to be successful. Even if you are an experienced quiltmaker, I encourage you to look through the entire book before you begin a project. At the end of the book are six projects for you to try out your newfound precision piecing skills.

NOTE: Precision Piecing Keys

Throughout you’ll see special sections called Precision Piecing Keys. These are tips and techniques that are keys to successful precision piecing. I encourage you to pay particular attention to these sections.

I am so pleased to be able to share this innovative technique with you in this book. I hope it brings you as much joy and success in your quiltmaking as it has brought to me.