I'm still looking for the book and template and hope it isn't one of the ones I have sold in the last 5 years. Some of the ones I did run across brought back memories though. This one by Barbara Johannah was published in 1978. No color pictures, no quilts shown, just techniques. Barbara was ahead of her time and showed us how to make strip piecing and cut it into triangles to make all kinds of wonderful quilts. She also showed drawing the grid for quick triangle blocks, the idea behind triangles on a roll which was developed years later by another person. In the late 1970's there weren't a lot of books available and this was the first on speed methods for piecing, re-cutting and assembling blocks.
The one below was one of the first books on curved strip piecing. It was published in 1988, 21 years ago. Everything new in quilting has been around in a previous time period. Maybe a new book out on the same subject has a little twist to excite us.
I believe in the theory that when you have an earth shattering, ground breaking idea, that someone else (and maybe several someones) somewhere else on earth is having the same idea. It's what new twist you are putting on the idea that might make yours stand out against the others.
Above freezing temperatures again today! I hope to see a little more thawing today. Have a great Sunday everyone.
The one below was one of the first books on curved strip piecing. It was published in 1988, 21 years ago. Everything new in quilting has been around in a previous time period. Maybe a new book out on the same subject has a little twist to excite us. I believe in the theory that when you have an earth shattering, ground breaking idea, that someone else (and maybe several someones) somewhere else on earth is having the same idea. It's what new twist you are putting on the idea that might make yours stand out against the others.Above freezing temperatures again today! I hope to see a little more thawing today. Have a great Sunday everyone.