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Description of  New York Beauty Quilts Electrified: 12 Fun, Skill-Building Projects Using Easy Foundation Paper-Piecing Techniques to Electrify New York Beauty Blocks (Landauer) Sequel to Simplified & Diversified

Sew a perfect New York Beauty block every time, with ONE pin and NO stress! 12 skill-building projects using easy foundation paper-piecing techniques Third in a series, author Linda J. Hahn's award-winning New York Beauty books Fun embellishments and updated piecing instructions make construction even easier Easy-to-follow photos for piecing the arc, piecing the block components, and trimming the blocks Author Linda J. Hahn is a National Quilting Association Certified Teacher and former NQA Teacher of the Year Award-winning quilting teacher Linda Hahn introduced her simple paper-piecing technique for clean, precise blocks in New York Beauty Simplified and New York Beauty Diversified. Now Linda is back with more fabulous things to do with this grand old patchwork design! New York Beauty quilts were introduced in the mid-1800s when the textile industry boomed with new fabrics, giving quilters the freedom to explore complex patchwork designs. Since then, the energetic-looking designnamed after the Statue of Liberty's crownhas evolved. But the motif's sharp points and technically challenging curved seams have remained steadfast through the years. To this day, it remains a beloved block and a topic of interesting quilt history. New York Beauty Electrified offers 12 sparkling new skill-building projects that will kick up your quilting with fun embellishments and updated piecing instructions to make construction even easier. Linda's amazing one pin technique lets you create NYB blocks that have clean sharp points and nice easy curves, practically guaranteeing the perfect block the first time you try it. This third book in the New York Beauty series follows the award-winning prequels: New York Beauty Simplified IPA Bronze Winner New York Beauty Diversified IPA Gold Winner Author Linda J. Hahn's no-stress secret to New York Beauty blocks has a lot to do with her one-pin technique. "Using this technique," she says. "You can practically guarantee a perfect block the first time you do it." Hahn has teamed up with quilter Deborah G. Stanley on this book. Stanley's specialty is simple, easy-to-complete sewing and quilting projects, especially lap quilts. The pair are proud to share their time-tested technique and patterns with quilters everywhere! "New York Beauty Quilts Electrified explores creative designs incorporating the traditional block pattern... Linda and Deborah showcase the versatility of the basic New York Beauty block by using it in new ways." Bill Volckening, New York Beauty, Quilts from the Volckening Collection