sewbizgirl

Jenny Doan is the queen of shortcuts! Her Missouri Star Quilting Company video tutorials show you the quickest ways to do most anything. She also puts our a magazine, called "Block", with NO advertising-- just all quilt technique. All shortcuts, all the time.

Bonnie Hunter's books are all patterns done the quickest and most efficient ways. Look for her many books on Quiltville.com.

ShelleyCS

For some of us (who live in the middle of nowhere), Internet service is not really up to a standard that allows video uploads. A short YouTube video can take a very very long time with lots of stops and stalls. Book ideas or purchased DVDs would work.

luana

Newfangled Piecing by Cathy Busch has some good techniques in it.

Kitsie

I have also made myself a binder over the years and that way if I find a better way to do something, the old way can be tossed! For me making flying geese this way is best and the go-to way:
http://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf

Pennyhal

I keep tips in a folder on my computer. I have to make sure the title I give them is clear enough so when I search for something I can find it! I either cut/paste them into my word processing program. If they can't be copied I use the "snip it" tool on my computer (Win7). I also have a program (Gadwin Print Screen) that I use if I want the whole screen. Gadwin can also function the same as the SnipIt tool.

In the "old" days, I would print out the info and keep it in a binder. I kept an index page that I'd record the topic and page number I gave it in so that I could locate it easily.

crafty pat

I see them in Fon's and Porter Love of Quilting and Quilters News letter and cut them out and make a binder of them.

luvspaper

When I find them, I post them to a board on pinterest, so I can go back and look as needed. But I do agree, the more quilts you make, the more you find what works for you. There are many quilts I see where I would have pieced them differently. But I'm pretty good at figuring out my own pattern, strip and block sizes based on a picture for most quilts.

suern3

If you go McCallsquilting.com you will find headings called lessons and videos that have many helpful short cuts and just information if you look through them. I just save the ones I need to my Favorites or bookmark. Lots of good info, IMHO. Sorry, just looked again and see that you are looking for books or magazines.

ube quilting

The old carpenters rule. Measure twice, cut once applies here. Getting comfortable with the pattern is an important step . Read , read and read again.

I go through a pattern and lay out my fabrics with a post it marked with the cutting info. I most always do a sample block with scraps if it is one I am not familiar with. Fabric is very expensive and I surely don't want to make a mistake just because I didn't read all my directions.

You can choose so many ways to make a HST and it doesn't matter as long as the measurement is right in the end.

You might want to start a notebook with tips and methods you would like to try or use. I literally cut up my magazines and file tips, patterns, quilting motifs, etc., in separate books. There is always a reference to go to.

Good luck on your quest, I would also like to know of any info book like this.
peace

Evie

I'm not sure what exactly you are looking for, but if you want a great reference book, try this one: All-In-One Quilter's Reference Tool written by Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, Alex Anderson and Liz Aneloski.

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Besides those shortcuts you are seeking, it has lots of information on tools and how-to's. I really like it and refer to it often. I think Connecting Threads has it on sale now.

http://www.connectingthreads.com/cfS...%27s+reference