Happy Endings has taught over a quarter-million readers all they need to know about finishing quilts with style. Now That Patchwork Place’s all-time bestseller is updated for a new generation of quilters!

• Presents new information for borders, backings, battings, bindings, and hanging sleeves

• Details creative ways to finish quilts, from easy to advanced, traditional to modern

• Features a new section on choosing, measuring, and constructing quilt borders

• Dozens of new "Happy Ending Hints" are sprinkled throughout the book...

Ever wanted to write the story of your life? With fabric as your paper and a needle as your pen, you can chronicle your most memorable moments. Bestselling author Mimi Dietrich explains how to tell your personal story or the story of someone special to you in extraordinary quilts.

* Construct the pieces of your life in fabric with your choice of 100 pieced and appliqued block patterns

* Let Mimi guide your designs with inspiring questions and themes 24 categories include family, friends, holidays, hobbies, and more

* A gallery of quilts, plus Mimi s unique setting tips, will help you launch your own ideas...

Take a start-to-finish course on Baltimore Album quilts from a famed appliqué expert! Bestselling author Mimi Dietrich shares all of her best tricks—which she perfected while teaching hundreds of students—for creating these beloved quilts.

• Get a complete primer for every stage of the process, from selecting fabrics and appliquéing blocks to choosing the best quilting designs

• Follow 12 step-by-step lessons for appliquéing baskets, wreaths, leaves, berries, and more

• Includes a dozen blocks plus ideas for a variety of setting options...