I've been having a go at a spot of sewing recently - have made a lovely mobile and a christmas stocking by experimenting with hand-stitching. I'm now keen to move on to bigger and better things; a quilt, clothes for my ds, maybe some cushions etc.
I realise it's time to move on to the machine (my hand-stitching is painfully slow - technique maybe?), but I'm struggling to decipher the sewing books I've come across (even those touted as being basic).
What I'd really like is an evening course that shows me the basics of how to use a machine, follow a pattern etc. Unfortunately, neither my Mother or MIL sew and there's no-one else I can think of who would have the time to be able to go through it all with me.
I'm in South-East London. Any ideas?