After years of quilting on my own, I found the Rodale Successful Quilting Series the best, chock full of useful information. Multiple ways to accomplish tasks such as binding. Or Sets. You might want to try one volume at a time, such as Perfect Piecing. You won't be disappointed. Illustrations are very useful and informative and fits well with the written instructions. Special terms are defined well, so you won't feel like they are talking foreign language.