(SORRY I MEANT TO RE-POST THIS IN THE QUILTING FORUM). My computer is not really my friend and it made me accidently submit this to the wrong forum, again. So Sorry...

Hi, I tried to check your page to see where you lived, but you don't have any listing, just USA. I was checking because your best bet is to visit two or three of your local small quilt shops. They will offer classes at a small cost and with only a few people in them. I started quilting about four years ago and took a class to make a bargello jacket and then another class in a raw edge pear table runner.

Don't buy any books until you decide what type of quilting your interested in. I quickly learned that I am not interested in detail piece work. I like the sewing of simple quilts that use texture and color.

Also, look for the address of your local Project Linus or Linus Connection meeting (quilts for sick children and children in crisis. In our area we also have a group that makes red, white and blue quilts for the injured troops in the VA hospitals. All these organizations offer free instruction and will even give you the fabric and patterns to make charity quilts. It's lots of fun, I think.

Also, visit a meeting of a quilting guild. You'll meet tons of nice people and will love the "show and tells". Good luck, Monica