There are a few good basic books out there and I have those and many more...but I must say in today's world I think the tutes are a great learning tool. But you must remember tute presenters as well as authors of books have their way of doing some things......so read and watch all you can absorb, try different techniques, say on HSTs, then perfect the one that you like best...and like all quilters......a new way will always replace what we have been doing...can you imagine what some of our Quiltsisters might have created having all the tools we have now......