Join your local quilt guild. There are usually quilters at all levels and you will find that you will gain much from them all. The more experienced quilters often teach techniques at guild meetings. And among the new quilters, you will find friends to share your new learning curve! Workshops sponsored by guilds are usually only a fraction of the cost for the same class at a quilt show or at a quilt shop. And, many guilds hold frequent "yard sales" where you can buy books, fabric and tools at much less than retail cost.