Ditto to all previous answers -You can also go to the library and check out quilting books for ideas and books for beginners-- I hope you find that quilting is to your liking -It opens your eyes to all kinds of beauty that you never noticed before.Have fun with it and before you know it you'll be hooked And this group is always here to help you We all started the same way.And we are still learning new techniques from some one here all the time :D :D