if there is a guild in your area and if possible for you to join then do so as they usually know all that is happening in the quilt world and sometimes they have different mini groups but I have learned a lot through my quilt guild Good Luck if you were closer you could come to my house I love to have people over for sewing oh yes the area that I live in the quilt shops has a time set for open sewing it is fun and can learn from others