Leslie Linsleys New Weekend Quilts

In this inspiring step-by step guide, renowned crafts expert Leslie Linsley teaches both beginners and seasoned quilters how to master the art of the weekend quilt. With patterns that range from traditional to contemporary, these projects will dazzle and delight - and making them is surprisingly easy. If you're new to quilting or are simply looking for decorating or gift-giving ideas, this book will bring one of America's best-loved crafting instructors into your home.

Offers advice, humor, and time-tested tactics for making the most of grandparenting.

Provides step-by-step illustrated instructions for nineteen quilt projects designed to be completed in one weekend and includes a guide to quilting materials and techniques

Demonstrates shortcuts and time-saving tips for piecing and quilting, and shares patterns for quilts that can be completed in a weekend

"As a blanket, a commemorative covering, and a work of art, the quilt is a nearly universal cultural artifact. In recent years it has been recognized as one of our most compelling symbols of cultural diversity and the power of women. In this collection, Cheryl B. Torsney and Judy Elsley bring together eleven provocative essays on the quilt as metaphor--in literature, history, politics, and philosophy. This interdisciplinary approach makes Quilt Culture an extraordinarily rich exploration of a cultural artifact whose meaning is far more complex than that of a simple bed covering."--Publishers website.