Louise Bell is a superb quilter of both modern and contemporary designs. Using both hand and machine quilting in her own work, Louise offers practical advice on all aspects of quilting techniques. Louise draws on her own expertise and experience to offer the most comprehensive visual reference to the myriad designs, tools and techniques behind the most beautiful and best-loved pastime of them all.

Introduction Gallery The Basics Techniques and Skills: - quilting by hand or machine - patchwork and quilting - applique and quilting - finishings Caring for Quilts Designing Quilts - finding inspiration and achieving what you want Dozens of quilt styles, including: Amish Quilts - Wholecloth Quilts - Crazy Quilts - Log Cabin Quilts - Scrap Quilts - Friendship Quilts - Hawaiian Applique Quilts - One Patch Quilts - star Quilts - Sampler Quilts - Miniature Quilts - Pictorial Quilts - Strips Quilts - Blocks quilts - Applique Quilts - Medallion Quilts - Curved Seam Quilts - Naive/Folk art Quilts - African American Quilts - 3-D Illusion Quilts - and many, many more appendix - glossary - index