I would recommend some hands on learning. If there is a quilt shop or group offering beginner lessons I would highly recommend it. Sometimes it is hard to "wrap your head around" something if it is too foreign to you. And also seeing it is worth a thousand words. And the instructor can see what it is they are doing, if they aren't getting "it" or there are nuances that could make a difference.
Or if that isn't possible some of the video tutorial like those at Mississippi Quilts (I think that's the name) that people here have posted.