Bought for $1 at the Rising Star Quilters Guild annual quilt show. It is pretty comprehensive and full of good ideas, pictures, and patterns. The organization is curious - the section on techniques are toward the end instead of the beginning - but there's plenty here for inspiration and enough practical information to get started on a variety of projects.

Tumbling blocks
Lemon/LeMoyne stars
House
Butterflies (p. 84-85)
Fans
Contained (patchwork diamonds with diagonal sashing, p. 119)
Alphabet
Irish Chain (single and double)
Applique hearts
Four-patch
Log Cabin
Pinwheel
Flying geese
Reverse applique ( )

Basic quilting history and general getting started information. More up to date quilting directions available elsewhere with clearer help for the beginner. ( )

Encyclopedic resource for quilters of all levels. Has extensive pictures and the chapters are grouped by types of quilting. Includes instructions for projects. ( )

This could be a good reference book for beginning quilters. I bought it for the photos of some 19th Century quilts I haven't seen elsewhere.