The Block Book
Your head will be swimming with quilt ideas while you peruse this book. Judy designed more than 100 of the 156 skill-rated block patterns.  Most of the blocks are offered in 10-1/4" or 12" sizes and each is accompanied by a shaded drawing, a piecing diagram, and a patch list. This patch list enables you to find the cutting instructions for either rotary or traditional template cutting, depending on your preference. The rotary cutting guide includes cutting instructions for a wide variety of shapes, from trapezoids and half-prisms to kite shapes.  Many patterns show a nine-block arrangement to help you visualize a multi-block quilt.  There are 18 blocks that are called "Grand Blocks" because they're complex and large enough (between 17-1/2" and 32") to use alone in a wallhanging or as the center for medalliona quilts.  Best of all, every block is pictured in color and uses today's exciting fabrics. Instructions for twin- to king-size samplers allow you to give in to that urge and use the blocks together in a striking quilt. --Nancy Roberts, Quilting Today