Have not seen a lot of books, there are some tutoral's on you tube. We have a local LA quilter that gives classes, after one of her classes I was comfortable tackeling some intricate designes free hand. She told us not to get overwelmed by the whole design, just bereak it down into loops, lines, s's, ect. she also had us use a dry erase board and just practice , if you make a mistake just wipe it away and try again. Lay the dry erase board on the counter and start drawing the design over and over, your brain will soon learn it and your hands will follow. Good luck