From planning to binding, learn the right way to do patchwork with best-selling authors from Piece O' Cake Designs. Before they taught appliqué, Linda Jenkins and Becky Goldsmith shared a love of patchwork-and they're still avid piecers today! Start with simple shapes, and then stretch your skills with diamonds, curves, and improv piecing. This visual guide to quiltmaking basics includes 10 colorful quilt projects, skill-building techniques, and tips for fabulous fabric selection.

By Linda Jenkins and Becky Goldsmith

Introduction
Fabric
Color
Tools and Techniques
Strips
Squares
Half-Square Triangles
Curves
Diamonds
Sampler Quilt
Improvisational Piecing
Quilting