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Old 01-24-2014, 03:54 PM
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I like the Quilters Guide by Fons and Porter.
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Old 01-25-2014, 04:24 AM
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I use the Quilters Complete Guide by Fons and Porter. The best book and I still refer to it years later.




QUOTE=Annie Pearl;6530832]I am a beginner quilter who needs a good "quilters bible" or book that has everything I need to know in it. I have several books that have odds and ends of information in them but I have to go from book to book to find what I need to know. Amazon.com has a book titled Quilts,Quilts,Quilts that is supposed to be good according to Keepsake Quilting. Let me know what you think is the best book to buy so I won't be book poor.[/QUOTE]
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Quilting for Dummies, is the best book I have found.

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I am a beginner quilter who needs a good "quilters bible" or book that has everything I need to know in it. I have several books that have odds and ends of information in them but I have to go from book to book to find what I need to know. Amazon.com has a book titled Quilts,Quilts,Quilts that is supposed to be good according to Keepsake Quilting. Let me know what you think is the best book to buy so I won't be book poor.
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I usually go to the internet and do a search for whatever then save it to my quilting flash drive. I'll pick up a magazine if they have something in there that I like. I have a book or two but don't use them much.
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I have many but Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting is my favorite. It has photographs instead of drawings which I find very helpful. I think there is a new edition out now.
Better Homes & Gardens Complete Guide is my go-to also. I use it often.
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Old 01-25-2014, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Stitchnripper View Post
I have many but Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting is my favorite. It has photographs instead of drawings which I find very helpful. I think there is a new edition out now.
I also like this book a lot & I also like The Quilting Bible by Creative Publishing International. They both have lots of good information & lots & lots of pictures. I don't think there is 1 book with everything but there is also lots of information on the internet & the Missouri Star Quilt Company with Jenny Doan, she is fantastic & keeps her instructions clear & simple.
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Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting is my quilting bible also.
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Originally Posted by Stitchnripper View Post
I have many but Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting is my favorite. It has photographs instead of drawings which I find very helpful. I think there is a new edition out now.
This is the best reference book for basic quilting techniques, hand and machine. It's full of cutting charts, how to figure binding and backing - it's great. No patterns, just techniques.
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second, third, and fourth the Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting. I have all my students buy it because the photographs are so clear and the text is so well written. If I could own only one book, that would be it.
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The reference for my first two quilting classes was Quilts, Quilts, Quilts It is an amazing book. However, the earlier editions have a fair number of errors. Make sure you get a recent edition so all of the corrections have been incorporated. That being said, the projects are gorgeous.
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