SherryLea, is there a small group of stitchers in your town or night school teaching quilting. I was like you and thought I needed to know a lot about quilting before I went to LQS. I found the groups I mentioned above to be very friendly and helpful. Most girls in these type classes are there to learn to just like us.
I was at a quilt shop the other day and they treated me terrible because I asked a question. I guess I was suppose to know what they had before I got there. If this had been my first experience with quilting it would have been my last. Thank goodness I have other places to shop.