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Playful Petals

Master the fun and easy way to appliqué! • Popular blogger and Moda Bake Shop contributor, Corey Yoder, teaches you to be successful using her fast and simple method of appliqué - and so much more - with clear tutorials and informative photographs • 18 projects (9 quilts and 9 pillows) specifically designed for precuts, including 2 1/2"- wide strips, 5" x 5" squares, 10" x 10" squares, and fat-quarter and fat-eighth bundles Finally, a fun and easy way to learn appliqué. Using one simple petal shape, you’ll be able to make 18 charming appliqué projects in no time! You don’t have to worry about the hassle of reverse templates, seam allowances, or complicated construction methods; all these projects use basic piecing techniques and precut fabrics. Filled with easy-to-follow visual directions and plenty of inspiring ideas, Playful Petals is the perfect how-to book for anyone who wants to learn - or improve - appliqué skills.

Corey Yoder


Corey Yoder is a fabric-loving full-time mom with a passion for quilts and quilt design. As a fourth-generation-plus quiltmaker, she has been surrounded by fabric and quilts her whole life. However, it was not until after her marriage in 1997 that her passion for fabric and quilts really began.

Corey's love of fabric led her to quiltmaking, followed by the opening of her children's clothing and appliqué business, Little Miss Shabby, and, finally, full circle back to quilts and quilt design.

Her work focuses on creating traditional quilts and quilt blocks with a modern flair. Corey's designs often combine a mix of traditional block designs with appliqué or embroidery or both, using bright and fun fabrics. She enjoys the challenge of precision piecing traditional quilts and giving them a modern twist with current fabrics and new design elements. Corey's patterns have been published in many magazines and several books. She lives with her family in Ohio.

To see more of Corey's work and design process, or for more information on her published patterns, visit her blog at littlemissshabby.com.

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