In an age of mass-produced, look-alike merchandise, there"s no greater pleasure than to receive-or to give-a handmade gift. To make gifts for family and friends testifies to your esteem for them and to your loving dedication of precious energy and time. And there"s the rub. These days, few people have time to create elaborate hand-fashioned gifts. Understanding the demands on contemporary crafters" schedules - but understanding, too, their wish to express their love and care in this very personal way - led Joelle Hoverson to write "Last-Minute Knitted Gifts". Now, in the follow-up to that extremely successful 2004 volume - with nearly 80000 copies in print - Hoverson and photographer Anna Williams present "Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts". The book - designed for use by both first-time and longtime quilters - features 30 patchwork and quilted projects organized according to the amount of time it takes to complete them: less than 2 hours, 2 to 4 hours, 4 to 8...