Christine Porter – författare

Discover how you can translate simple interlocking patterns into stunning pieced patchwork quilt designs. Nine tessellating block designs explored in detail, with over 45 quilts illustrating how the blocks can be used in different ways, whether it be choice of fabrics and colours, or the way in which the blocks are set. Step-by-step instructions are given for making 11 of the quilts shown, with exceptional written instructions and working diagrams from this respected teacher and author. A gallery of tessellation quilts by well-respected quiltmakers, and a resource of additional tessellating patterns will provide further inspiration for more experienced quilters to use in their future work.

Discover how you can translate simple interlocking patterns into stunning pieced patchwork quilt designs. Nine tessellating block designs explored in detail, with over 45 quilts illustrating how the blocks can be used in different ways, whether it be choice of fabrics and colours, or the way in which the blocks are set. Step-by-step instructions are given for making 11 of the quilts shown, with exceptional written instructions and working diagrams from this respected teacher and author. A gallery of tessellation quilts by well-respected quiltmakers, and a resource of additional tessellating patterns will provide further inspiration for more experienced quilters to use in their future work.

This core textbook, co-authored by two experienced academics who have also worked in industry and consultancy, is a concise introductory text focusing on the core skills of managing people in organisations. With a strong emphasis on people management, it addresses the needs of those in managerial and leadership roles, and identifies the skills needed to handle the growing range of managerial responsibilities such as prioritization, delegation, disciplinary and performance handling, and negotiation. Packed with real-life examples of management in practice, this text explores the key original concepts of the managerial escalator, the hybrid manager and the managerial gap. The book’s extensive range of pedagogical features, found throughout each chapter, alongside the text’s clear and accessible style, provides students with a step-by-step guide through such essential themes as motivation, communication, recruitment and selection, development, negotiating skills and workplace counselling.This is the ideal introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate management students, as well as for those in the workplace who are likely to acquire managerial responsibility.Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/skills-of-management-and-leadership. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.