Wow, Dotti, thanks for all the info. I looked at your quilt and it is great! You did a wonderful job and deserve all the ribbons you won with it.
I am very familiar with the quilt shop in Colleyville and have been there many times. I will call them and see if they have an ongoing group or plan to start another one. How neat that you met the author of Dear Jane. I need to get on their mailing list so I can see what they are offering. It is probably about 30 minutes from where I live, but in the quilt world, that's right next door.
Also, the links you sent are great. I checked them all out and I think they will be very helpful. If you are following the thread, you can see that only one other person wrote me. Maybe I should have titled the thread something different since I made it seem as though I was limiting it to quilters in my area. I'm so glad you replied all the way from the UK. I hope some others will reply but I am so happy with the 2 replies I have gotten.
Thanks, again. Maybe I will get my courage up to go for it!
Marcia in Crowley