KalamaQuilts

if you sign into Ebay, do a search for Quilt Books, select the Books catagory on the left
then go down the left side and select sold.... then go back to the upper right and choose price+shipping higest
you will se what has sold recently that might be worth while to list.

Onebyone

Blackbird Designs Higdon Camp 1924 by Barb Adams & Alma Allen is gold setting on your shelf.

aashley333

Well, I am glad that I did not purge my cross stitch pattern books. I have found a new use for them by making pixel quilts! Ya'll have seen my quilts. I don't usually follow a pattern. Most of my inspirations have come from other people or YT. I do have a stack of books that I inherited that I need to look through. They are signed by the author and may be worth reselling. I have never done anything like that. I usually just give stuff to someone who could use it.

Butterflyblue

I think this is pretty much where I’m at. The modern quilting I am interested in is improv, for which you don’t use patterns, and the one improv quilting book I have is for more representational designs ( letters, a cupcake, etc.) and just not what I’m interested in now, though I did make one thing using that book.

wesing

I purged a lot of books and a LOT of magazines when we moved in 2021 and 2023. I need to look through them again and see if I should purge more. I love looking through them, but I’ve found nearly all my inspiration from Pinterest and YouTube for a while now, and those don’t take any additional space to store. I still buy a book or pattern occasionally, but it’s as much to support a creator as it is to actually make a quilt. I honestly think if all my books and magazines disappeared I would not miss them.

What I do have and enjoy is nearly all of the Fons & Porter DVD’s from their TV show. I don’t necessarily make the quilts, but I like their presentation of techniques and have watched several of them more than once. When I get a TV and DVD player set up in the sewing room I can play them and Donna Jordan’s YouTube channel in the background for noise while working.

bearisgray

I have never been able to watch a Fons & Porter show without falling asleep.

cashs_mom

My "system" is totally subjective. Sometimes it's because it's been signed by someone I really admire, sometimes it's because it has a project or technique I like, sometimes it's just because it has nice pictures. I don't feel compelled to get rid of anything because of some random theory of having to purge stuff. I'm one of those weird people who get no satisfaction out of tossing stuff out.

Onebyone

After clearing out my grandmother's and great aunt's house I will not leave my house a storage nightmare. I do not have stored clutter. I use everything I have or it has heart space. The rest is clutter.

b.zang

I have a couple of books that I value such as an old book of quilting techniques and the photo book of the Canadian Quilt of Belonging. Other than those, quilting books come and go. I keep most of mine in magazine holders so if I want to add a new one, something else must leave. Except that in the last year I have been gifted a half dozen books that are now languishing on top of other things and a decision needs to be made about them. I DO look through my books when I'm looking for a tip on something I'm trying or for inspiration. The one book I use the most is a book of blocks with cutting instructions for various sizes. Kind of like Patchwork Planet in a book.

LI_diva

I don’t think I own ANY quilting books or magazines.
Does that make me weird?
I was a garment sewer for decades, and have lots of those books, but only really got into quilting in about 2018. I have found everything I need on the Internet. I occasionally buy a digital pattern, and have taken books from the library, but I don’t feel like I need to own anything. We’re hoping to downsize in the next 5 or so years, so really not looking to accumulate more stuff.
In answer to OP’s question-unless it’s a book that you use frequently, or it has sentimental value, get rid of it. That chances that you’ll need that particular piece of information/inspiration and won’t be able to get it online are so slim.