Quilting books offer an excellent medium with which you can add to or improve your quilting skills. Listed below are books that will amaze, inspire and stimulate your creativity and enhance your quilting experience!

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EQ5 Block Book: An Illustrated Guide to the Block Patterns in EQ5.

This book illustrates all the blocks you'll find in EQ5. You'll find classic and contemporary pieced, as well as applique block designs. EQ5 includes special categories like paper piecing, quilting stencils and applique motifs. Use this book to guide you through the blocks of EQ5 and to inspire you to accomplish more that you ever though possible.

EQ5 Drawing: Exercises in Block Design by Patti R. Anderson.

This book is all about drawing blocks! Think of the exercises in this book as a collection of recipes for tasty dishes you have always wanted to try. You not only get a picture of every block in the book, but you also get illustrated step-by-step instructions for creating them!

EQ5 Quilt Design: Border, Layout, and Setting Secrets by Barb Vlack.

It is fun to design a quilt. You are in charge and can make all the decisions about size, color, block choices, layout, and borders. With EQ5 as a design tool, you can envision your ideas on the computer screen before working in fabric. It serves as a virtual design wall.

EQ5 Simplified: an easy learning guide by Fran Iverson Gonzalez.

Fran Gonzalez has taught thousands of students how to use Electric Quilt software. This is the fourth of Fran's popular EQ "Simplified" series. She makes it all so easy. Her gentle, visual approach is perfect for quilters who would rather sew than read instructions. Sit down at your computer, open EQ5 Simplified, and let Fran quickly teach you to use tools that will open a whole world of original quilt designing.

EQ5 Color: Applying color theory to quilts by Susan McKelvey. Understanding color theory has never been this fun! Color expert and quilt designer, Susan McKelvey, brings color theory to life as you work through her easy lessons. No more cut and paste - color right on your computer screen to see color changes instantly! Learn to give your quilts the color effects you admire but never knew how to create.

Susan's easy lessons teach you how to:

Learn to read and use a color wheel.

Create illusions of transparency.

Use value gradations to produce movement.

Control background and foreground through color.

Analyze color contrast within fabrics.

Find new color schemes by using geometric shapes.

Simulate dimension using light and shadow.

Develop your color scheme from multi-colored prints.

And so much more...

Let Susan show you how to control color. Then put her lessons to work in your quilts as you develop your own unique color sense.

Vintage Fabrics Identification and Value Guide.

Judith Scoggin Gridley, Joan Reed Kiplinger, & Jessie Gridley McClure have created a comprehensive guide to identifying and appraising older fabrics.

It is our hope that the more this reference is used, the more the reader will become increasingly confident in understanding vintage fabric and be inspired to develop a keener knowledge through the reading of specialized textile books and old catalogs.

Coffee-Time Quilts: Take a break with this gourmet blend of coffee-inspired quilts! by Cathy Wierzbocki

Rich cappuccinos and espressos, creamy lattes and mochas America's love affair with coffee is hot! In this impeccably brewed, full-bodied collection of quilts and recipes, you'll find the perfect project for your discerning taste.

Choose from a dozen projects, with chapters celebrating "Robust Roasts," "Java Jolts," and "Decaffeinated Delights"

Projects range in style from rich, dark quilts to bright, bold designs and romantic quilts

Recipes for indulgent baked goods perfect to pair with coffee-are sprinkled throughout

Big Book Of Building Block Quilts by Sara Nephew.

• All Rotary Cut
• And Machine Pieced Extra Speedy 3-D!
• Five Strip-Pieced Patterns.
• Improved Classic Quilts. Or Exciting New Designs.
• 17 Complete Patterns.

Patchwork Showcase: Simple Quilts with Big Impact byNancy Mahoney.
Whip up quick quilts with maximum visual punch! These clever patterns-which rely on fast construction, classic blocks, and just a few fabrics-are easy enough for all skill levels.

• Twenty projects range from bright, bold quilts to adorable children's quilts and traditional-style designs.
• Simple, short pattern instructions make each project a snap.
• Color-combination tricks will make your quilts look more complex than they truly are.

From the author of Pairing Up and Rich Traditions!

Quilting with My Sister by Barbara Brandeburh and Teri Christopherson.

15 Projects to Celebrate Woman's Lives
Whether they're made for family, friends, or just for fun, quilts are always made with love. These talented sisters celebrate home and family in a collection of heartwarming quilts. Get guaranteed fast results with fusible applique!

• Celebrate special times with 15 projects for children, friends, home decorating, and holidays.
• Use quick piecing and fusible applique in wall quilts, place mats, pillows, and lap- and twin-size quilts.
• Gather great ideas for displaying your creations with a bounty of beautifully styled.

You Did WHAT?? With My T-Shirts! by Judy Bobbitt and Katie Reed.
In an age when every event is commemorated with a T-shirt, it is only fitting that they be cherished and saved for years. What do you do with them when you no longer want to wear them but just cannot throw them away? Well, one way is to make these wonderful pieces of the past into a quilt. Whether you have a few or a bunch, we hope these patterns will inspire you to dig those long forgotten T-shirts from your wardrobe and give them a fitting place in your very own T-shirt quilt.

Quilt the Seasons by Barbara K. Baker and Jeri Boe.

Learn something new each month or just improve your quilting skills. You'll begin with a simple project that teaches a new technique, then build your proficiency with a larger quilt. It's the perfect teaching tool, a great refresher course, and best of all, everyone will love the stunning quilt designs!

Everyday Embellishments by M'Liss Rae Hawley.

Spark your creative spirit with fabulous embellishments! Each of these quilts together spotlights a different technique to create texture and interest.

Make It Simpler by Anita Grossman Solomon.

Welcome to the "curvy" world of Nancy Elliott MacDonald! You'll love her simple technique for putting together traditional Winding Ways blocks and her fun, down-to-earth attitude about quiltmaking. Soon you'll be whipping through those curved seams like a pro!

Winding Ways Quilts by Nancy Elliott MacDonald.

Welcome to the "curvy" world of Nancy Elliott MacDonald! You'll love her simple technique for putting together traditional Winding Ways blocks and her fun, down-to-earth attitude about quiltmaking. Soon you'll be whipping through those curved seams like a pro!

Tennessee Waltz Quilt by Sue Bouchard.

Easy traditional pattern with no curved pieces! The Tennessee Waltz Quilt is easily created by combining four-patches, star points and snowball blocks. Straight forward piecing techniques makes this pattern fun and easy to make.

Red Revival by Cheryl Haynes.

The projects in Red Revival are an ingenuous combination of embroidery and applique, which creates a new twist and new look for dollies, mini quilts, towels or pillowcases, book covers, and even the pictures on the wall! The iron-on designs are sure to delight and charm everyone.

Quiltmaking by Hand by Jinny Beyer.

"We quilt for so many reasons - to escape the stresses of life, to create something beautiful to cherish, or to make a gift for future generations. Yet for me the greatest joy comes from those quiet moments every quilter knows. This is time that is my own, when I can relax, reflect, and gently sew my memories into cloth." - Jinny Beyer

Jinny Beyer Perfect Piecer

This handy notion helps you achieve perfect points everytime! With all the angles used for traditional quilts, this tiara-shaped template guarantees accuracy, whether hand-sewing squares, triangles, diamonds, or hexagons.

Dimensional Quilts by Phyllis Dobbs.

Quilters are always looking for something new and interesting to sew, and Dimensional Quilts delivers! Inside you'll find a brand-new technique that breathes life into 30 fresh quilting projects for your home. The directions are so easy, new quilters can start right away.

Log Cabin Borders and Corners by Linda Causee.

Are you tired of adding plain borders to your quilts? If the answer is yes, here's the book for you. Don't let the title fool you. Yes, the borders are made Log Cabin style - adding pieces consecutively around a central piece. But they are not meant for just Log Cabin quilts. As you look at the various patterns, you will see that they form many interesting patterns that can virtually fit with any type of quilt.

One-Patch Tumbler Quilts by Rosie Gonzalez.

One-Patch Tumbler Quilts were designed with love for Camp Reach for the Sky's children who are battling cancer. This book features many quilt designs from the camp, and each year a design is chosen that everyone can use to make quilts.

Learn to Quilt Row by Row by Linda Causee.

Have you ever wanted to learn different quiltmaking techniques, but did not want tomake several different quilts? If so, you will want to Learn to Quilt Row by Row. Each of our four quilts is made in rows (of blocks) giving you the oppurtunity to try many different techniques.