My “Layered Curves and Peaks” technique  

I like the term “playing” with fabric. The more I can touch and manipulate fabric, the happier I am. My “Layered Curves” technique began in 1997 when I got frustrated with the tedious process of curved piecing. I just wasn’t enjoying the sewing stage anymore – so I tried cutting wild  curves into the fabric, ironing the edges under ¼”, then topstitching  to another fabric, I would cut the underneath fabric away and continue the cutting/layering/topstitching process until I either ran out of fabric pieces or I got bored. The result was a happy combination of two techniques – curved piecing and fabric collage. 

“Layered Curves” makes curves faster and easier to do than curved piecing and unlike the raw edges in fabric collage, the edges in “Layered Curves” are neat and tidy. (my topstitching technique has been featured in Rodale’s book “Innovative Piecing” and the Spring 2000 issue of “American Quilter” magazine). It is also the subject of my new book entitled "Layered Waves" (2009) which has material from 10 years of workshops plus lots of new ideas and inspirations.