There are many wonderful needle-turn applique teachers with websites. Check out Karen Kay Buckley, Elly Sienkiewicz (pronounced sen-kev-itz), Sandra Leichner and Pearl Pereira. Sharon Schamber may have some tutorials. I found that my stitching definitely improved when I took a Hawaiian quilting class, which is doing a whole cloth single motif quilt. There are two Yahoo! groups called Applique Addicts - one of for needleturn and the other is for machine, so be careful if you decide to join that you pick the right one. There are many talented appliquers who belong to that group. Check with the LQSs in your area to see if they have a class. If you are lucky enough to have more than one LQS in your area, they will probably have different teachers, and you will learn different shortcuts, tips, etc. from all of them. If there are any quilt shows that have classes in your area, sign up there. One of the LQSs in this area also hosts the Applique Society meeting each month, so you might see if there's a chapter in your area.