Need advice...re: books on sale

[Susie]

OK...I feel like spending some money tomorrow when the sale starts!
Since I am a beginner I am thinking I would like to buy the Log Cabin book and the Flying Geese Book and the Quick Trip Book. Are these good beginner choices? And...if I buy these books are there certain rulers I should be buying to go along with these books? What size Flying Geese ruler do I need to get for that particular book? Also....what other rulers should I be getting to make this process the easiest possible? All I have is a big cutting mat and a 6" X 24" ruler!
Thanks for your help....
Susie (future Bad Girl)

[Holon]

Ok heres the great thing about ordering books on here,,,,,,,,,

When you click on the book you want it has a list at the bottom of the page that says what supplies you need to get with the book!

All the books your thinking about are great but I believe you should also get the "through the seasons" book too. It had so many quilts in it and they are all very easy! NO Y SEAMS! when you have made those than you should move on to egg money. Egg money is also wonderful but IMO more for the advaniced quilter.

[Georgiapeach]

Susie, welcome and hello! Go ahead and get both sizes of the Flying Geese rulers, they are great and you'll use them both for many projects. A 12-1/2" square up ruler is very nice to have and a mainstay. A 6x12" is very handy, too. And a 6" square ruler. The Clover rotary cutters are very nice. Your book choices sound great, you'll enjoy them a lot. The first QIAD quilt I made was the Flying Geese and it was so much fun. There's a ruler combo pack that's a good deal and if I'm not mistaken, it has both sizes of Flying Geese in it plus a couple other rulers, too. QIAD methods are the absolute best. You learn the basics and are so much easier to understand than other methods. You may want to get a DVD that goes along with your books, too. Eleanor takes you step by step thru everything and follows the books, so it really is very helpful. It's like taking a class right in your living room. Log Cabin is a classic and I dearly love Flying Geese. So happy to have you join us and look forward to hearing more from you! Happy Quilting!

[Evie]

I also recommend Still Stripping. All patterns based on the 2 1/2" strip. I just recently finished the "Don't Fence Me In" quilt top which was very easy to do.

[Tiggersmom]

Susie you absolutely need Both Flying Geese rulers.......you can use them on other projects too when you get 'advanced' and start winging it on your own!

Welcome to the group!

[Evie]

I like that, "winging" it with the "Flying Geese" rulers!

[BarbieJean]

Books on sale now. Linda was her usual wonderful self and started the sale today. All books are marked with sale prices.

[qltsbme]

Susie,
Great choices for books for beginning! Quliting is addictive but completely legal. I would second the suggestion for getting Still Stripping. It is a great book with cool quilts that are easy. Lots of variety. Welcome to the sisterhood of forum quilters. Pull up your chair and enjoy your time here.

Nancy