Zozee, I just got interested in quilting last fall and found a book I really liked at Joann's Fabric. It's called Complete Guide to Quilting by Better Homes and Gardens. It really helped me with quilting terms, selecting cutting and marking tools, rotary cutting, selecting needles, designing a work space and piecing. It has lots of charts that are really useful. I really learned all kinds of things from it, although I have also learned lots from this board as well as slews of videos I watched on line.