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03-10-2011, 07:34 AM

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"It's OK to Sit on My Quilt" by Mary Ellen Hopkins

03-10-2011, 07:35 AM

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My favorite is always the next one.

Seriously, I have purchased a lot of quilting books, and the ones that were the most help when I started are not the ones I look at now. I think we all go through different phases in our quilting, and there are many books that are helpful along the way. I purchased only one Eleanor Burns book, and I was not happy with it at all. Too much about her personal life; maybe not all her books are like that, but it turned me off. I really like Judy Martin's Log Cabin book (and her other books).

03-10-2011, 07:44 AM

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Quilt Savvy by Diane Gaudynski.

03-10-2011, 08:01 AM

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Dianne1

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Karen K. Stone Quilts. Her use of color and instructions it feels like she is right there talking to you.

03-10-2011, 08:09 AM

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Anything specifically about quilting history to 'shake things up' a bit?

03-10-2011, 08:13 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Quilter7x

501 quilt blocks is my favorite book. :)

I am making the backing using pieced letters and I learned how to make all the letters in that book. How can you go wrong with a book that shows you how to make 501 quilt blocks!

501 Quilt Blocks is my hands-down favorite too. There's not much in the way of techniques, but there are LOTS of cool blocks. When I need information on techniques, either to try a new one or improve my skills, I borrow something from the library or I go online for tutorials.

03-10-2011, 08:33 AM

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I learned a lot about color and gained some confidence putting fabrics together from Color From the Heart by Gai Perry.

03-10-2011, 08:54 AM

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I keep going back to my Better Homes and Garden, Big Book of Quilting!! Love it to pieces, comes in a three ring binder, so you can add clippings, patterns or notes.

03-10-2011, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sewcrafty

Fons and Porter "Complete Guide to Quilting". My very first book ever purchased many years ago and still a great go to.

I've used this one so much it fell apart!

03-10-2011, 10:44 AM

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BJ SewKkrazzy

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My two cents will lean towards crazy quilting, anything by Judith Baker Montano, I have all her books, DVD, Marsha Michler, and Carole Samples are others...I have every book on line that I can find about Crazy Quilting...they all offer something different and I love learning from them all...BJ