I total agree with a few of the other posters....go to Quilters Cache, sit down and click away!! It will take you days to go through all the neat stuff on the site and in time....NOT OVERNIGHT....you will come away with a great understanding of the BASICS. Do not try to get ahead of yourself but concnetrate on the very simple things....laying out your fabric, using the rulers and rotary cutters to cut a simple straight line ( do this practice on cheap fabric from the thrift stores, old shirts, dollar stuff from Walmat....you will make mistakes and it is better to make those mistakes on cheap stuff rather than your TEN DOLLAR a yard stuff!!!! You can make very simple mug mats or place mats in the beginning....an afternoon project that will give you a great sence of accomplishment.....even those beginnger practice blocks can become a mug mat!! Too many beginners want to make a big size quilt for their first project but a human baby must learn to walk before he can run in the Olympics....same goes for quilting!!
Jodi in Leavenworth