I'm with everyone else on the shorthand and dictation, however I took the beginner's hand quilt class at LQS and aside from sticking my fingers alot I swore I'd stay with machine quilting. I'd like to be able to do both but don't know who to learn from. I find the needle is too small to work with and I can't get the talent down to make those continuous stitches, or how to tie off properly. We'll see how things go down the road.