Eleanor Burns is doing the show to get you to buy her books. She and all the other shows on PBS have a limited time slot for the show to squeeze into. There is NO substitute from taking classes at your local quilt shop where you can get personal one on one time with a professional quilt instructor. I had one student come in with a sewing machine she had NEVER CLEANED!! I helped her get out the accumulation of dust bunnies and got oil on critical machine pieces. She was soon back to quilting with a good learning experience under her belt. You can't learn everything on a video. XOXOXO