Hello Everyone!
I am teetering on the fence about taking a Wilton Course and need some advise. I have never taken one for cake decorating, everything is self taught so I am not sure what course I should start with. For those of you that know, what does Coure I consist of and should I start with that or will I just be bored. 
You can definately tell from my entries that I am no professional but I would like some type of guidance.
Thanks
Carrie
I have taken course 1 and 2. I am currently take a ten week cake course at a community college. The first 5 week session will all a review. So far i am anything but bored. I love being able to review everything that I have already learned. It can only enhance the skills you already have.
Hi Carrie,
I looked at what you have posted and they are all really good. I have taken course 1 and 3 and am starting 2 next week. With what you are able to do, I would say not to take course 1 but that 2 and 3 are probably worth it for you, you learn alot of great techniques that can not be taught by a book, you need to see how they are done.
The Wilton Course I basically is a starter course. It teaches you what icing consistency to use for certain techniques, how to frost the cake, how to prepare the bag, and pressure control. The techniques taught in this course include the star, zigzag, dots, outlines, writing, and the Wilton rose. This course also teaches how to do a pattern transfer using piping gel. It also teaches the shell border, figure piping, drop flowers, sweet peas, bows, and leaves and vines. I think that is pretty much everything that is taught in Course I.
Thanks for the compliment, sgirvan.
I am never satisfied with my work.
I know I have a way to go before I'm as good as some of the decorators on this site.
I will probably start with course I and maybe I will learn something new and brush up on some techniques. Thank you everyone for the advise.
I took all 3 courses. Loved all of them! When I started the class all I knew how to do was bake a cake, plop icing on it & spread it out, then use those hard decorations in the stores 
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I finished my last class in Dec 05! I learned so much! I would like to take course 1 over because I had never even used a piping bag & tips so I was very slow getting everything together! I think I might have missed some things because I was fighting w/ the bags so much!! LOL!!
I'm now doing cakes for everyone! Can't believe I'm decorating cakes!! About never being satisfied w/ your own work... I'm the exact same way!! I can't ever get it good enough for myself! When everyone is ooooing & awwwing I'm telling them to look here where I messed up & look there....
I'd take all the courses again! So much to learn! I'd like to take some classes at the community college too! One day I will~
So go for it & learn all that you can~ 
As an instructor I always suggest that my students start at Course 1, even if they have some experince. Even if you are self taught you may learn something a little differently and it may help you. Plus you may pick up tips from the instructor or possibly other students.
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