Get ready for Louisa Smith's innovative new quiltmaking technique, and see basic strip piecing in a whole new light. The combination of straight lines and gentle curves creates zingy but easy-to-make quilts. You'll be hooked before you know it 3 complete quilt projects to lead you from beginner through advanced levels Learn to choose colors and lay out blocks to give your quilt drama and contrast Louisa teaches you to draft your own curved templates, or you can use readily available commercial ones Create one-of-a-kind quilts that look complicated but are simple to construct. Important Note about PRINT ON DEMAND Editions: You are purchasing a print on demand edition of this book. This book is printed individually on uncoated (non-glossy) paper with the best quality printers available. The printing quality of this copy will vary from the original offset printing edition and may look more saturated. The information presented in this version is the same as the latest edition. Any pattern pullouts have been separated and presented as single pages. If the pullout patterns are missing, please contact C&T Publishing.