In this fact-filled, how-to book, with over 175 color illustrations, you'll find everything you need to know about designing and making patchwork quilts-quickly and easily. Whether this is your first or fortieth quilt, The Patchwork Quilt Design & Coloring Book will show you how to plan and create unique patchwork quilts from start to finish.

Never before has so much vital information about making patchwork quilts been included in one book! Imagine knowing before you take the first stitch ... how long it will take to complete your quilt ... how large it will be ... and exactly how much fabric you'll need. And, that's just the beginning! You'll also find:

• 50 traditional patchwork designs with brief historical notes and complete instructions for using the designs in any one of four bedspread sizes. Plus 100 design variations to excite your imagination.
• Over 75 grids to color. Everything you need to know to experiment with design and color arrangement.
• Easy-to-trace patterns for different patchwork pieces. Many sizes and shapes are included so that you can easily create any of the 150 quilts in the book ... or even design your own.
• Step-by-step construction techniques ... sewing together the different pieces by machine; quilting by hand or machine; putting on the finishing touches.
• Easy-to-read yardage charts ... fill-in-the-blank work sheets and how to use them to quickly calculate the amount of fabric you'll need as well as the number, size and shape of the pieces in your quilt.
• Timely facts on how to choose colors and fabrics to suit your taste and decor ... how colors interact and how to use a patterned fabric to its best advantage.

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