If you like scrap quilts, check out the Salvation Army or the Goodwill for clothes to cut up into squares, etc. Sometimes not knowing what not to do turns out really wonderful. Lots of us have cut out blocks wrong or sewed them wrong. We have a name for it...UFO. Unfinished Project Object or WIF waiting to finish. Enjoy the journey, keep an eye on the money you spend..it can become an addiction. Try to not have too many projects unfinished at one time. I buy the backing and the batting after I finish something. Look for a guild in your area. Make one block to work out any issues or mistakes in the pattern. If you make first attempt blocks in the same fabric you will have a mini sampler that will remind you of all the projects you have done. Good luck. Reach out. Quilters are wonderful, giving people.