I'm another one who is self taught. I watched Simply Quilts, Quilt In A Day, America Quilts Creatively & Nancy Zieman. I've also got a pretty good size library. I've never been to a class, retreat, show, guild or anything. I also learn quite a bit from this group and another one that I'm a member of. The good thing is: I don't worry about or care about the quilt police. I'm happy with my quilts and so are the recipients. As long as that's the case the quilt police are held at bay.