Comprehensively illustrated guide includes chapters on embroidery stitch, needlepoint stitch, and special techniques such as Hardanger, smocking, and crewelwork. Each chapter includes projects with patterns.

Renowned colour expert and quilt and fabric designer Kaffe Fassett explores flowers as a source of inspiration for patchwork and needlepoint in this new quilting guide and pattern collection. Along the way, he shares a behind-the-scenes look at his fascinating design process--from mood boards and "sketching" with colour swatches to planning and sewing the quilts. While the focus is on patchwork and needle--point, the design and color ideas translate...