OK, the first quilting book I got to teach me quilting (absolutely no previous experience what so ever) is Carol Doak's "Your First Quilting Book, Or It Should Be>." I love it and still refer to it a lot..it has lots of information and tips about fabrics, supplies, colors, cutting, piecing (both hand and machine) as well as quilting (again both hand and machine). It is also a great guide for borders, sashing, and binding. It has a half a dozen of easy easy started quilt projects to get the feet wet and imagination hooked. I would go with it.