The author's methods of crystal piecing, enable quilters to bypass the tedious task of tracing templates, thus dramatically speeding up the whole quilting process. Packed with designs, this book covers all aspects of piecing including: half square triangles, quarter-square triangles, strips, squares, rectangles, right-angled triangles and equilateral triangles. There are sections on getting started, designing your own quilts and machine quilting, as well as advice on choosing your tools and materials, calculating size and solving common problems.