I can relate. Tried my hand at paper piecing with Jinny Beyer's Crystal Star and fell in love with the technique. I have yet to quilt it but its done. I'm also on her newsletter so keep abreast of updates, BOM's and sales on her beautiful fabrics. She also has lots of freebies on her website. Another site I keep uptodate is Carol Doak's digest on Yahoo. Think I have both of her Craftsy classes too as well as a couple of her books.