Hi Sheila,
Welcome from So CA. Your first step is to buy some fabric to practice on but not ungly ones because trust me you are gonna love what you make at the end :wink: , and go on you tube and search for quilting for beginners or something like that and you will find tons of tutorials. Here is one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEjZOXxPazg
Good luck