[quote=quilter in the making].......... I did take a beginning quilting class at a LQS and it was a nightmare. ............we definitely did not get what we paid for and that was a quilting class.
If there is one in your area, join a quilting group or a guild. Great suggestion to check out a senior's centre, too. As a relative beginner I was hesitant to join the local guild, but it has some great advantages. Yes, there are some scary quilt police there, but I think there are some tough personalities in any group of people. The biggest advantage I've found at the local guild is that we get discounts at the local LQS's and classes at the guild at always far less expensive than at the LQS. And the sewing days are really fun. The perfectionists tend to hangout together and that leaves lots of help from friendly people for the rest of us LOL!
How very unfortunate you had such a lousy class experience. I have a friend who was beginning to quilt and having a terrible time until we figured out the problem......her ruler was slipping around just the tiniest bit. A little Invisagrip and she's been transformed. The smallest bits of info sometimes turnout to be the greatest confidence builders in the long run.
Glad you're here on the board. There are so many accomplished quilters here, and even better than that there are so many generous, talented, and sensitive teachers.
Have fun and Merry Quilting!!