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I admire [a:Sally Collins|1036615|Charlotte Brontë|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1200329744p2/1036615.jpg] precision work a lot and her latest book is another that I purchased with birthday money. It is called [b:Borders Bindings Edges|94037|Borders, Bindings and Edges The Art of Finishing Your Quilt|Sally Collins|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171271364s/94037.jpg|90649]. First, there are excellent pictures of Collins’ quilts, but include other artist’s work as well. This is a book about techniques. Collins believes that precision piecing is important and this book thoroughly explains how create different types of borders, including mitered corners. She also discusses bindings (thus the title) and has lengthy discussions on different types of finishing. If you want to improve your technique, I would recommend this book, as well as one of previous books, [b:The Art of Machine Piecing: How to Achieve Quality Workmanship Through a Colorful Journey|3120373|The Art of Machine Piecing How to Achieve Quality Workmanship Through a Colorful Journey|Sally Collins|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/61EBEJDPCZL._SL75_.jpg|3151705] and [b:Small-Scale Quiltmaking: Precision Proportion and Detail|1746816|Small Scale Quiltmaking Precision, Proportion and Detail|Sally Collins|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187690801s/1746816.jpg|1744514].… (plus d'informations)