Sarah Payne is a popular quilting teacher, designer and TV demonstrator, well known on Create and Craft. In 2011, Sarah decided to take a career break and rediscover her creative side. She started by opening a fabric shop and training centre, before becoming a regular contributor to all the major UK quilting magazines. She has launched a successful range of quilting kits and now designs her own fabric range for Craft Cotton Company.This is Sarah's first book and it was awarded highly commended at the British Sewing Awards 2020 in the category 'Favourite sewing book 2019-20'.Sarah lives in Peterborough, UK. Her website is www.sarahpayne.co.uk.

A really useful book that takes you through what you will need to get started on patchwork projects. It teaches patchwork skills through projects which are well illustrated with plenty of ‘tips’ to help you on the way.The book is mainly suitable for beginners, but anyone interested in patchwork would find it a worthwhile addition to their library.

• Introduction 6Materials and tools 8Basic techniques 20Squares 26Lesson 1: Simply squares shopping bag 28Lesson 2: French braid table runner 32Lesson 3: Turned four-patch bed runner 36Lesson 4: Disappearing nine patch quilt 40Lesson 5: Snowball pillowcase 44Triangles 47Lesson 6: Half square triangle bedspread 50Lesson 7: Jacob’s ladder quilt 56Lesson 8: Ohio star cushion cover 62Lesson 9: Flying south for the winter wall hanging 72Lesson 10: Quilted handbag 76Lesson 11: Placemats 82Circles 86Lesson 12: Drunkard’s path large cushion cover 90Lesson 13: Circles quilt 95Beautiful scraps 98Lesson 14: Elephant cushion 100Lesson 15: Quick strip quilt 106Layering 108Quilting 110Binding 119Labelling and caring for your quilt 124Conclusion 126Resources 127Index 128

Sarah Payne is a popular quilting teacher, designer and TV demonstrator, well known on Create and Craft. In 2011, Sarah decided to take a career break and rediscover her creative side. She started by opening a fabric shop and training centre, before becoming a regular contributor to all the major UK quilting magazines. She has launched a successful range of quilting kits and now designs her own fabric range for Craft Cotton Company.This is Sarah's first book and it was awarded highly commended at the British Sewing Awards 2020 in the category 'Favourite sewing book 2019-20'.Sarah lives in Peterborough, UK. Her website is www.sarahpayne.co.uk.

A really useful book that takes you through what you will need to get started on patchwork projects. It teaches patchwork skills through projects which are well illustrated with plenty of ‘tips’ to help you on the way.The book is mainly suitable for beginners, but anyone interested in patchwork would find it a worthwhile addition to their library.

• Introduction 6Materials and tools 8Basic techniques 20Squares 26Lesson 1: Simply squares shopping bag 28Lesson 2: French braid table runner 32Lesson 3: Turned four-patch bed runner 36Lesson 4: Disappearing nine patch quilt 40Lesson 5: Snowball pillowcase 44Triangles 47Lesson 6: Half square triangle bedspread 50Lesson 7: Jacob’s ladder quilt 56Lesson 8: Ohio star cushion cover 62Lesson 9: Flying south for the winter wall hanging 72Lesson 10: Quilted handbag 76Lesson 11: Placemats 82Circles 86Lesson 12: Drunkard’s path large cushion cover 90Lesson 13: Circles quilt 95Beautiful scraps 98Lesson 14: Elephant cushion 100Lesson 15: Quick strip quilt 106Layering 108Quilting 110Binding 119Labelling and caring for your quilt 124Conclusion 126Resources 127Index 128