IMHO the truly unique patterns I find from someone else making them and posting them on the net. I discovered Judy Niemeyer and Nora McMeeking of Bella Bella here on the QB. Judy only sells her patterns with foundations so they are stand alone patterns not found in books. Nora does have a couple of books. Another unique pattern designer I found on the QB is Carol Bryer Fallert of Bryerpatch studios. I too have a lot of quilt books but I find inspiration in them and many many quilts on my bucket list are contained in the pages of those books.