With the trends in modern quilting to leave wide open spaces for quilting, this is a good book if you are looking for ideas for that space. Judi Madsen shares some basic quilting and piecing tips before beginning to longarm. The book is designed so that you get experience in the open spaces by completing six quilts. Instructions are clear and the illustrations complement the process. All the patterns, full-sized, are included with the CD that accompanies the book.