Quiltivate: Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing

I got a gift card to Barnes and Noble for Mother's Day yesterday - wahoo! Since I pretty much read all of my for-fun books on the ol' iPad these days, I perused bn.com for a while today looking for new quilty/crafty books to buy for my collection. After not too much deliberation, I went for Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts. I can't wait until it arrives!

I actually received Martha's general Encyclopedia of Crafts for Christmas this year and I've spent hours and hours perusing the pages getting ideas. I haven't done anything yet (I'll blame that on the move across the country), but I have several projects marked that I really want to try. So, since I like that book so much and I love fabric and sewing, I thought I'd go for the motherlode resource and get this one as well.

Do you have this book? Have you tried any of the projects in it? What do you think? Are there any other quilting or fabric project books you'd recommend I check out?

Thanks in advance for the tips! And I hope all you mommas had a super fun and relaxing Mother's Day!