Hi Chris, If you have any questions about quilting just ask on here and I know I will be glad to help you if I can and if I can't then there are a ton of others that will. My hubby is just now starting to quilt with me, he is to the point now that he can't do anything else, he has a lung problem and there isn't anything that the doctors can do to help him, so I ask him why didn't he start sewing with me that he could sit down and stop when he needed to. So now that gives him something to do. I know our quilt store here welcomes men, but don't have many at all around here, most of them are cowboys that ride bulls and cutting horses so they don't sew as you can image, but I think its wonderful that you want to quilt so don't give up, hang in there and I know you will find the answers to your questions here. Have a great evening.