The internet is a great place. i have several that i go back and forth to..Complete guide for quilting, the complete Rondals guides to quilting, Lone Stars and more..Thats just a few

I would never part with Harriet Hargrave's, "Machine Heirloom Quilting" . My most recent book from Better Homes & Garden, "Quilts, An American Heritage" I bought for $2.00 at a tag sale. Very informative on the history of quilts.

If you've been stuck in super beginner mode for years I think Eleanor Burns, "Egg Money Quilts" or "Underground Railroad" might be good since they have many different blocks. I have never been too fond of any book that focuses on just a few blocks unless it's very cheap or a booklet. The exception would be, "Rings That Bind." I fell in love with that one when it was demoed on Simply Quilts and just had to have it. Still haven't tried it yet but it's on my bucket list & I have the book with tool!

I would still suggest going to your library and/or picking up a magazine to keep the cost down until you find your "niche." Books are expensive and take up a lot of space that could be better filled with fabric!

Since I all ready knew I was pattern person, I focused on tracking down books with lots of patterns; The BH&G 500 or 505 Best Loved Quilt Patterns, The Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Blocks, 1000 Great Quilt Blocks, 5500 Quilt Block Designs, etc. I read them all cover to cover and bookmarked many patterns that I just had to do and then I found http://www.quilterscache.com . Quilter's Cache is really the way I taught myself all kinds of techniques. I don't know why that web-site was any more useful than all my books and magazines but it was.

Thanks, I'd love to go to the library for books but the closest one is a 30 min drive. I've also been in super beginner mode for years for a couple of reasons, i just didn't have a desire to learn more, (mainly at this time I was quilting for what other people wanted and didn't want to do it.), and I just didn't have the space or money to expand!

Once I had my boys I started making baby blankets for them and the quilting bug finally bit me HARD! So now I've got a lot of desire to see what's out there!

One of the last books I've purchased is Miss Rosie's Spice of Life Quilts by designer Carrie Nelson. It's a mix - some easy and some very complicated. Just love her designs and the mix of blocks she uses.