Discover scrap quiltmaking at its best with an all-new system for making traditional quilts that sparkle. Start by cutting 5"" squares from stash fabrics. Once you have a stack of squares, half the work--the cutting--is done! Choose from 20 big, beautiful patterns that each include directions for three different sizes Use just eight units to make every quilt in the book; then mix and match them into dozens of other creative settings Alternate unit sizes are provided for 4"" and 6"" squares for even more options
Hometown: Davenport, Iowa
First-time authors Patricia K. Speth and Charlene Thode have been teaching workshops and organizing quilt retreats since they met in 1993. They have spent the last four years designing original patterns and collecting more than 240 block patterns that can be used with their "nickel" technique.