If you get the chance, pick up a copy of Joanie's Quilting Elements by Joanie Zeier Poole - the book comes with a CD with some PDF designs to practice with. Joanie is awesome, does her competition quilts on home sewing machines. Her website is
http://www.heirloomquiltingdesigns.com (I got my copy at Joann's.)
Just somebody else I want to be when I grow up :lol: