For Nora:
"Dear Hannah" is a quilt book by a woman named Brenda P (can't spell her last name off hand, it's Greek). But she studied a quilter by the name of Jane Stickles, from the Civil War era, and then designed a quilt with very simple applique blocks, and some not-so-simple hand-pieced blocks, based on Stickles's style.
I was fortunate enough to be able to attend a monthly class last year where the instructor used this book to demonstrate simple applique styles. Every month we would try something different, such as "freezer paper" applique, reverse applique, using heat-resistant templates, etc. It was good to be able to get instruction on the techniques, since the book itself doesn't provide any :(
Hope that answers your question!