All of the above is excellent advice. I'm going to add to check out HeyQuilty.com. It is geared toward quilters who have not spent years or decades sewing. They have short 8 minute videos. I think that is the site.
I had home ec 40 years ago & hadn't sewed by machine much at all when I began quilting. Just becoming comfortable with my machine was like learning a foreign language.
Last edited by carrieg; 12-10-2013 at 05:06 PM.