This practical book demonstrates a traditional technique showing how contemporary projects can be made from scraps of fabric with very little time or skill required. Using interesting contrasts of pattered fabrics and attractive juxtapositions of colour, and only the very simplest straight machine stitches, Jayne Emerson has created a gallery of 20 covetable household projects, from cushions to tablemats, duvet covers to beach bags. A practical section teaches the basics of cutting, joining and stitching pieced fabrics, and each project has full colour step-by-step illustrations.