I hope that all and sundry will be happy to know that The Perfect Stitch is still in print; in fact there is a second, updated edition by Dierdra McElroy. Excellent, highly detailed book, though of course some things are bound to change, like availability of new battings, so it's worthwhile to do your own research on things like that. (I just took a class from Dierdra at a quilt festival, and it was wonderful, too.).