Watch as many Quilt In A Day videos you can. Eleanor Burns is by far the best quilting teacher.
She has videos on her web site and on
http://quiltinaday.com
http://quilterstv.com
Buy a cheap Brother quilting machine. They come with a walking foot and a table. It will be a great backup machine when you graduate to a computerized machine. Mine was $129 at Tuesday Morning five years ago.