The Sampler Quilt Book

Creating a sampler quilt provides you with the perfect opportunity to discover and explore a wide range of patchwork and quilting techniques, and to display the sample blocks you produce in a single piece of outstanding craftwork. Progress through the chapters of this inspirational guide at your own pace and discover the sense of achievement to be enjoyed when you complete your own unique masterpiece.

Internationally-renowned expert Lynne Edwards guides you through a variety of hand and simple machine methods enabling you to create 20 beautiful patchwork blocks including Spider's Web, the Drunkard's Path, Trip Around the World, and Grandmother's Fan to name just a few. A large colour photograph shows in detail the piecing of each block, and in addition each is pictured in the context of a full-size quilt, offering essential inspiraction for choosing colours and selecting patterned fabrics for both the beginner and the more experienced quilt maker.

All the information needed to make the blocks into a quilt, including backing and quilting the layers together, making borders, and binding the final edges, is provided together with advice on cleaning and care. Alternatively the finished blocks can be developed into one of a range of exciting project ideas including a cushion, a cot quilt or a quillow - an ingenious combination of quilt and pillow. Whether you make one block or many, one quilt or several, Lynne Edwards' book offers expert advice every step of the way.