I've been quilting since July 2010. I started with an Eleanor Burns pattern, then started looking at blocks I liked & putting them into quilts. About the 3rd one I did was Dresden Star. I was told it was beyond my expertise. That annoyed me, so to show them I could do it, I did!! I made the block into a lovely tote bag for a granddaughter & filled it with fabric scraps, home-made kits, & little sewing treasures. Last month I taught that granddaughter to make hair scrunchies & sent her her first real sewing machine! She's looking to make a t-shirt quilt. Most of my friends who have seen my work, say I do pretty good for being mostly self taught. I have a wonderful go-to friend from here for back up when I quilt myself into a corner which I've been doing less often lately thankfully. I'm pretty confident now. I took a free course from Craftsy and learned to paper piece this year & it's given me a lot more confidence.