My absolute favorite, you-cannot-pry-from-my-dead-cold-hands quilting books are:
ALL 4 of Karen McTavishes quilting books. They are awesome!:
Quilts of a Different color
and Quilt Savvy Guide to Machine Quilting with Diane Guidensky (I've butchered her name here, but you know who I'm talking about).
Talk about drooling...when I open these books I sit and stare in utter awe. The pictures alone are worth it!
Leah