"Design and Stitch: the art of everyday patchwork" is a guide for beginning and advanced stitchers who would like to understand the how and why of choosing fabrics and colors for their sewing projects. It illustrates for beginners the necessary skills for sewing the 13 projects in the book and beyond. It gives more experienced sewers another spin on methods to add to their existing repertoires. "Design and Stitch" offers practical steps for choosing fabrics that will make projects stand out and express personal style. The techniques in the book are meant to take sewists to a level of confidence and creative freedom.