Bring Renaissance Italy home with paper-pieced mosaics inspired by the marble-tiled floors perfected by the Cosmati family of artisans and architects. As impressive as they look, you don't have to be an expert quilter to master these gorgeous designs. Anybody with basic patchwork skills can make the project quilts because the real work is repetitive , not difficult. The wow factor comes from the number of pieces and their interplay, not from the difficulty of the piecing. With helpful twists and refinements, you'll fall in love with quilts that are a modern connection to a centuries-old art. Quilt designs based on beautiful Italian mosaics bring the Italian Renaissance into your home Familiar quilting shapes in new combinations and settings yield exquisite, intricate-looking designs Eight stunning quilt projects in a variety of sizes, or create your own variations Full-sized paper-piecing patterns for most quilts Photos of Italy and its architecture—a great coffee table book!