AUTHOR: Barbara Chainey LIST PRICE: £12.99FORMAT: Paperback (pp: 128)ISBN-10: 0715324624ISBN-13: 9780715324622PUB. DATE: 30 Nov 2007 Summary: International teacher & designer, Barbara Chainey has developed a new cutting concept based on the fat quarters of fabrics so beloved by quilters everywhere. Her inspirational & easy-to-use plan is featured in 12 main projects, with a further 3 projects showing how the concept can be taken in different directions. Quiltmaking this way is stress-free with great results! Full step-by-step instructions for the projects plus a vast range of possibilities for blocks & block settings combine with practical information on choosing fabrics & colours to make an essential book for all quilters. Author Biography: Barbara Chainey teaches patchwork & quilting on both sides of the Atlantic. Her best-selling title, The Essential Quilter, is widely considered to be a definitive quilting handbook, & The Essential Quilter's Project Book, & Quilt It! (also published by D&C) have been similarly acclaimed. She lives in Staffordshire. Contents: Introduction- Equipment- Choosing Fabrics- Concept & Cutting Plan- Fast Quilts in Easy Stages- Discover the possibilities (block resource)- Fast Quilts (15 step-by-step project quilts)- Finishing your Quilt- Acknowledgments- About the Author- Index.