Product Description: Good town and city planning is essential to the future of our society, and to the quality of life we look for today. Yet in the wake of recent government reforms and widespread deregulation, argue Hugh Ellis and Kate Henderson, the English planning system is in crisis...read more

Product Description: It's all strips, all the time, in this diverse collection of quilt projects, all created from 2 1/2-inch-wide strips. Author Kate Henderson uses precut strips--those versatile, time-saving quilt shop staples--in modern fabrics and fresh color combinations to create innovative designs that go beyond the basic strip-quilt look...read more

Product Description: Like many Western nations, Britain faces extraordinary challenges in the twenty-first century, from the effects of climate change to growing inequality and the relentless pressures of the globalized economy. In the face of these issues, Rebuilding Britain asks a simple question: How can Britain organize itself, not just for survival, but in such a way that it can build a fairer, more sustainable society? Challenging a widespread air of defeatism in progressive politics, the authors offer an ambitious, hopeful, yet politically grounded view of the possibilities for a better Britain in the years to come...read more

Product Description: This exciting collection features fresh, bright designs inspired by traditional blocks, as well as a few all-new block designs. Discover a wide variety of patterns for everyone from novices to experts--at a terrific value.Use convenient precut 2 1/2" strips or dive into your stash--and create a quilt that's uniquely your ownSelect from 18 fun projects and try new techniques such as flying geese, half-square triangles, triangle corners, chain piecing, and strip piecingEnhance your quilt design by making clever use of leftover strips in pieced borders and scrappy binding...read more