I have the first Quilting for Dummies and it is very informative too.

Oooh, my husband is going to hate you all. :lol: I love amazon.com for I always get free shipping from them.

I do have one book I bought way back called Best Selling Bazaar Patchwork. It has 2 quilts in it plus pillows,totes,aprons,pot holders, table runner. ornaments, bags, caddies, dolls, christmas stuff, wall hanging and the list goes on and on. Book is 150 pages for making things for a bazaar plus how to plan one. For those that are interested here is the ISBN 0-8487-1092-4 publisher is Oxmoor House. copy I have as a date of 1992. Not sure why I picked it up but there are a few things in it I shall make when I have the fabric. The 2 quilts are awesom.

Those two quilts made me start looking for more patterns. I already went thru the web site quilt blocks galore. But I rather have books as it is easy to look thru them than a site for a pattern.

I second the book Rotary Magic by Nancy Johnson Srebro. It has good instructions for binding too.

If you ever have a softcover book that you use a lot, go to Office Max and have them put on a spiral binding. It's about $3-$4, but if you need your book to lay flat while you reference it, it's worth it!

Thanks carol that is a great bit of information. Never knew they did that.

I am a true Eleanor Burns fan. I just got two more of hers (Lover's Knot and Quick Trip) and my daughter slowly shook her head and said I giggled like a school girl when I opened the parcel. I find E.B.'s directions very easy to understand, plus I love the various illustrations.

I also have to admit I'm a fan of Eleanor Burns & Thimbleberries. :oops: I have them all