KarenK

"too many" compared to what? :-D

I don't know what I would do without my books. I love curling up on a cold snowy day - on the couch - under a quilt - with a cup of hot tea with honey - just "looking" through a real quilt book or perhaps a dozen. Looking for inspiration, color combinations, which borders were chosen, ways stripes are used, studying blocks, reading about quilters personal journeys - it goes on and on.

However, I am quickly approaching my available shelf space limit for books. This winter, some of my books will be moving on, just not my quilt books.

cavmom

from a fellow book addict its hard to keep it in check. i went through my collection a couple years ago and downsized. Sold some and donated a lot to the local library, but i still have a shelf full. i might need them..LOL!

teacherbailey

However many you have, it's not too many----if they make you happy and give you inspiration for your art!

craftyone27

I don't seem to have nearly as many as some of you, (327 really??) I do love most of the books I have, but I'm considering getting rid of some of my older ones that I know I won't use. I have a bigger problem with magazines, which I love and find lots of inspiration in. I plan on getting bankers boxes that they make for filing magazines to keep them in order.

DianaSwi

I find that I VERY VERY seldom use my quilt books..now technique type books more often..but I have a boat load that I haven't even gotten out in years!! I do like my old sewing books..

farmer623

I have tons of books and regularly use them for inspiration or for instruction when I don't know how to do something. I love them all, even the ones my foggy brain has bought twice.

MerryQuilter

Love books do use them and drool over them!

pbreon

Soooo.... wHO IS COUNTING???? :roll: :lol:

quilt3311

I have a huge library of quilting books, but I've been at this for 44 years. When I started there were no books except the ones from the 30"s. I have a 15 foot floor to ceiling bookshelf and its full plus some on the floor by my chair, some on the coffee table, etc. Its amazing how many times I go back to the first books I ever bought.

Aurora

I know I can never have too many books or magazines. I go through my both frequently. I do this because as I grow as a quilter I find patterns that I would have discarded originally.