Gosh, when I first started quilting, I never heard of classes.I started pieceing doll quilts by hand when I was around 10 years old.My mother was a quilter but she learned from my grandmother.Didn't take quilting back up until I was in my 20's.Most of what I know I got from others or by reading books.My mother-in-law was a great quilter and she let me in on some of her secrets.Sometimes I think it's best to learn by trial and error.Quilting goes back a long ways i my family. I have a quilt my great-grandmother made back in the !930's. I feel very lucky to have it. D"Marie