I want to "ditto" for all the pattern designers already mentioned. However, did want to add some more, such as Debbie Bowles and Annette Ornelas. Beside more traditional designs, I also like modern quilts--Pamela Dinndorf of Aardvark Quilts, Cherri House (love her "City Quilts" book as she shows how her quilts are derived and shaped from cityscapes), Valerie Van Arsdale Shrader ("Simple contemporary quilts" book) as well as Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Funquilts Studio ("The modern quilt workshop" book).