Welcome from Central Illinois Debmac. If you wanna get some quick motivation...take a look at the list and pics of the Blocks of the Month! Thats where I finally got the "ok I'm gonna DO THIS" bug after researching and wanting to quilt for a couple of years!!
Here's the link to the list page...just click it and you'll go right to it :)
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/841.page