As an advanced quilter I found this book sparked my interest and taught me to think more about colors and patterns and how to put them together in unique ways.It changed the way I look at design and instead of matching, I am creating striking and unique contrasts.Love her work, but her technique could be simpler.Perfect book with directions and patterns to guide you to make that special quilt. Easy to follow, great explanation on how to choose the right fabric.It arrived on time, great service!I wish I could give this book eleven stars, but Amazon made me stop at five. I don't actually quilt, but I'm in love with Sassaman's design style. When my mom said she'd make me a quilt as a housewarming gift, I bought this book to give her, but got it shipped to me so I could peek at it first. Mom can pry this book from my cold, dead hands! The design advice in this book is universally brilliant and easily transcends quilting as a medium and applies to any form of visual design.As soon as I started reading the words and drinking in the stunning photographs, I was jolted out of a six-month creative slump, and have been working with that inspiration for the six months since.I really hope I can also apply some of the quilting-specific ideas to my polymer clay work, but that will have to wait until I get my workshop space set back up after the move.This is a beautiful book. The problem is that it is very hard to find Sassaman fabric locally. Their website lists local retailers but they never seem to carry it or have just a bolt or two. Neither do online retailers. Therefore, very hard to replicate ideas from this book. Fabric is very colorful and has unique designs so hard to find a mainstream substitute. I'm inspired but disappointed.Gorgeous work, as usual. I love the simple ideas to get the Sassaman effect without the intensive time used to create her masterworks. She had done a lot of the prep for use so that we can get the most beauty from her fabrics and similar fabrics.Lovely pictures and clear instructions.This is my first Jane Sassaman book and I now can use some of the wonderful large print fabric I have and wish I had bought the book sooner.JoanMarvellous bookTerrific opportunity to have Jane's book after taking several workshops with her at Quilt Canada... thanks Amazon!