A full colour, practical beginner's guide showing just how easy it can be to produce beautiful and exciting pieces of work. The author demonstrates that patchwork can be fun for everyone, and the work featured includes pieces by children as well as adults. The contents include collecting, colouring and printing fabrics, using paper, sewing by hand or machine and American block, patchwork mosaic, Somerset patchwork and cathedral windows. By the author of "Quilting: New Dimensions".