The author discovers one of her grandmother's old tattered quilts and then recreates that quilt. Favorite quilt block patterns from her grandmother's generation are highlighted in a beautiful Sampler Quilt. A discussion about how to develop your creativity, understand the basics of selecting colors for a quilt, information for the beginning quilter, how to draft your own quilt patterns, and how to document your family quilt history are all included in this interesting quilt book.