I am mostly self taught. Georgia Bonesteel is who first peaked my interest in quilting. The only class I have ever taken was an applique' class I took because I had a lot of stars to do & wanted to know how to do good points. Guess what, the first thing she said is she did not do sharp points. I still learned some good things. Like to use a small-short needle to do needle turn applique', which I really enjoy. So it wasn't a totaly waste and my stars turned out pretty good anyway. LOL