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Old 04-30-2012, 08:46 AM
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I love 501 Quilt Blocks by Better Homes and Gardens. I kept taking it out of the library and finally broke down and bought it.
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"The It's Okay if You Sit on My Quilt Book" by Mary Ellen Hopkins.

She has a very practical approach to quilt making.
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Old 04-30-2012, 09:54 AM
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any thing by eleanor burns.
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Old 04-30-2012, 12:57 PM
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I only have one log cabin quilt book that I bought at goodwill for 25 cents! It's a good one, I've seen it for sale on here. I just don't see the sense in buying em when you can get soooo many free patterns and tutes on the computer. I do buy magazines sometimes just because I like to look at em, but usually only if there's something in there that I know I'll make.
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It's OK if you sit on my quilt - because it has tons of blocks and they are all broken into their components. from 3-patch options to 16-patch options - it's a great selection.
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Old 04-30-2012, 01:45 PM
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My favorite quilt book is one I check out of the local library on occasion by Jinny Beyer on color theory(can't remember the name). I think I really learned a lot from that book and now always plan a "deep, dark" in the color scheme of my quilts. For patterns, I like the magazines--I take several (rotate when the subscription expires) and copy the quilts that "speak" to me when I first get the magazine--then pass it along to someone else.
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Old 04-30-2012, 01:58 PM
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Rotary Magic- has really incredible techniques and tips! By Nancy Johnson-Srebro.
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Old 04-30-2012, 03:42 PM
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I love all Carol Armstrong books and patterns, I have done a few but I just like to look at them.
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You can't have just one quilt book! That is inhumane! lol

My favorites are Fons and Porter's Complete Book of Quilting and anything by Eleanor Burns or Judy Martin.

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It depends on what "phase" I happen to be in. I went thru an Eleanor Burns phase, a M'liss Rae Hawley phase, a Thimbleberries phase, etc. Right now I'm in a pre-cuts phase & have been loving "3 Times the Charm", "Schnibbles" (both of them) & the pre-cuts books from Country Threads (can't remember the names right now). My suggestion? Go to your local library first & see what they have... try before you buy.
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