Whimsical designs with a contemporary twist fill the pages of this delightful teaching guide. With patterns and complete instructions for ten projects based on easy piecing and applique techniques, the book features quilts, placemats, wallhangings, table runners, and other useful objects for the home, including holiday and seasonal specialties.

A prolific designer, Patrick is probably most well known for his very successful and long-running collections of fabric from Robert Kaufman Fabrics, Timeless Treasures, and Moda that include his trademark marbleized solids, which are trendsetters in the industry.

Patrick's quilts, crafts, clothing, and home decorating accessories have appeared in such distinguished magazines as Better Homes and Gardens, American Patchwork and Quilting, Country Crafts, Christmas Ideas, Halloween Tricks and Treats, and many more. He has also written books on quilting and crafting for C&T Publishing and Sterling Publishing and has appeared on several television programs including The Carol Duvall Show, Simply Quilts, and America Sews.

He is the creator and editor of Quilting Celebrations quarterly magazine, and you can now see him on Quilting Celebrations with Patrick Lose on QNNtv.com.

Patrick invites you to visit him on the web at patricklose.net or patricklose.blogspot.com. You can also view his fabric collections at Robert Kaufman Fabrics, www.robertkaufman.com, and Timeless Treasures, www.ttfabrics.com.