Welcome Estella. I am June from Cincinnati, Ohio and I turned 73 this year. I hope you make many friends here. I find everyone eager to give up their hints and stories on quilting. Make yourself at home.
Victoria, I believe you said you are terrified of sewing quilt pieces on a machine. I hope you learn strip piecing so you can sew long seams and make units that make the quilt top assembly fast and easy.. If you are used to using a machine, there should be no problem. Cutting single pieces for a quilt isbetter suited for hand sewing, but doing strips makes it so much faster. A Trip Around the World is a wonderful pattern for learning quick machine assembly. Keep us posted in your progress. A book is often a good support, but look at all the people here who will cheer you on.
Everyone....have a GREAT DAY!!!