·Author Liza Taylor is a sewing pattern designer based in Utah. She specializes in foundation paper piecing and has a passion for teaching others this beautiful skill. Her goal is to help people discover the joy of creating stunning, handmade pieces that bring beauty and creativity into everyday life. ·Both foundation paper pieced blocks and English paper piecing are used to make quilts or patchwork and quilting projects like cushions, pouches, and bags. They are also both scrap-friendly quilting techniques, but foundation piecing is done by machine, and you cannot reuse the paper, English paper piecing is done by hand, and you can reuse your templates. ·Paper pieced quilt blocks are quilt blocks made by stitching your fabric directly onto paper. This foundation paper piecing, or FPP, and it's especially useful when you're making small blocks, intricate angles, or when you're a quilting newbie. ·Block patterns include a butterfly, bee, moth, hummingbird, snail, daisy, rose, tulip, baby's breath, and mushroom ·Book also features a full-size sample quilt and upsizing alternatives for different size blocks.

·Liza's approach to paper piecing makes it so appealing because she uses pretty nature-based prints so that the designs themselves aren't just nature-inspired, but the fabric magnifies the effect. ·The author's designs go far and above other designers. She captures shapes that are easily intersected with the final project.