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Decorate your home with table runners and toppers that let you showcase your love of quilting—suitable for all seasons and all reasons.Table runners and small table toppers are perennial favorites among quilters. They''re easy on the budget and easy on your schedule. But best of all, they let you show off your love of quilting to family and friends, whether you''re setting the table for a casual coffee break with neighbors, wine and cheese with your book club, or full-on holiday festivities.You''ll find a dozen patterns in this book as well as one of Pat Sloan''s favorite dessert recipes. Make one or make them all, and you''ll be proudly showing off the results in no time. - Small projects are gratifying to many quilters: making them takes less time, less fabric, and less money.- A dozen designs use easy techniques such as strip-piecing, fusible appliqué, sew-and-flip corners, and more.

An expert teacher and quilt designer guides you through each and every step as you make your very first quilt—includes nine patterns and 140 how-to photos. In the fourth book in Pat Sloan''s popular Teach Me series, easy-to-follow instructions and more than 140 clear how-to photos make it fun to start, stitch, and finish nine classic blocks and nine simple quilt projects—even if you''re an absolute beginner. Learn the basics, from selecting notions and cutting fabric to machine sewing to quilting and binding, all from a skilled instructor with a warm, patient teaching style. You''ll be proud to finish your first quilt—the first of many!