I bought a lot of books from Hamilton books...(www.hamiltonbooks.com) Browse by subject and quilting falls under "needlecrafts" A lot of these books are under $5 or $10 .

Not that you really need any more suggestions, but the two I turn to again and again are Quilter's Complete Guide by Fons and Porter and All About Quilting from A to Z from C & T Publishing. I also recommend Elanor Burns because her instructions are always very clear and easy to follow.

Quilters Complete Guide by Fons and Porter is fantastic. Has everything for a beginner quilter. I believe its by Oxmoor House.

I have always loved the "dummies" book. I purchaed "Quilting for Dummies" and it a good basic reference book

Sally Collins "Mastering Precision Piecing". I know the title is "mastering" ... but as far as I'm concerned I wish I had learned her lessons from the very beginning. I call it the "primer". She also has a companion DVD.

For general and other quilting stuff ... I also recommend Quilting for Dummies.

The beginner quilters that come to our guild to learn to cut and piece a top, we always loan them ANITA GROSSMAN SOLOMON's book Rotary Cutting Revolution. The book has simple shortcuts to making the hardest blocks super easy. No one gets bored making the blocks or does tedious sewing and squaring up. Check out her site: She has a free block pattern: http://makeitsimpler.blogspot.com/

I also love Quilter's Complete Guide by Fons and Porter...and another good book is Quilts, Quilts, Quilts by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes.

I concur, its the best overall general quilt book with lots of knowledge

Check out your public library!!! That way you can preview the book and be sure it is something you will use. I can't tell you how much money I have wasted on books with pretty covers! Harriet Hargrave has a learning to quilt series starts with Freshman Year - they aren't necessarily easy but you sure will be well grounded!!

Try Half Price Book. They have books on quilting and sewing in general. Another place might be Tuesday Morning.