Everyone has made some great suggestions here. I grumbled my way through my first quilt with a friends help so connecting with others certainly helped me. I was frozen with fear also until she gave me a pack of I Spy 6" blocks and said just sew one to another in a row and then do another row etc. Of course I asked more questions along the way and stated that would be it for me at the end. Then I looked at it on my 8 year olds bed and his love for it and thought hmmmm I wonder if my girl would like one and that was me. A confirmed quilter. I get nervous so I sew some squares together again and get myself back into the flow.Be kind to yourself and know that every quilt will be a learning piece and use what you learn on the next one. But - begin!!