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A visual encyclopedia of quilt block designs that provides quilters, designers, researchers, and patchwork enthusiasts with a comprehensive tool for finding, identifying and drafting more than 4050 unique patterns.

e are bargello quilts like you've never seen them before! Instead of streaking up and down, these 11 designs wave, twist, and curve to create beautiful shapes with incredible movement. Eileen's techniques use the efficiency of strip piecing to make truly mesmerizing modern designs. You'll create strip sets, slice and dice them, and arrange the values using a number chart for flawless results. A gorgeous gallery is included.

"Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned expert in quilting, this all-in-one encyclopedia of quilting explains every process and answers every technical question you might have about patchwork, quilting and applique through more than a thousand step-by-step pictures. A peerless reference book, this new edition brings classic inspiration to a whole new generation"--

Most quilters today have easy access to a computer and printer -- either their own or at an office supply or copy center. So it's simple to pop a CD into the computer and print a particular block pattern in just the right size for a project. This book not only gives patterns for 1,000 quilt blocks, but the accompanying CD offers each block in six different sizes from 4" to 15". This gives the quilter immense flexibility. The blocks are organized by...