The blocks were not hard at all. The directions when they were posted were pretty clear is you could read them, This is where you can find them.
http://planetpatchwork.com/Case127/case127part1.htm
Most quilting is not that big a jump if you have sewing experience. Some things are different but most of it is just the same. And if you have any problems the board is usually pretty good at talking everyone through it.
The instructions has a list of everything that you will need.