I find a wealth of information by finding a friend in my quilt group that doesn't mind teaching me to applique, miter borders, or hand quilt etc. I do my own work on the quilt but they are more than happy to show me how to get started. Yes, some things are not appealing right away but I have found I like to have a challenge making something new. In fact I enjoy apliquing so much that I'm going to give myself a treat by trying to do some LBB blocks,Maybe even make the whole quilt over a period of time. Many of our older quilters enjoy doing and helping new quilters. Ask it never hurts.