I have a suggestion, there are some really good tutorials here on the board that ShellyQ created just for the beginning quilter. She has pictures and really clear instructions written out. Maybe you could try these before spending money on someone to instruct you? (More money for fabrics then :wink: )
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/6460.page Lesson #1
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/7358.page Lesson #2
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/8342.page Lesson #3
http://www.quiltingboard.com/posts/list/9327.page Lesson #4
If you have any questions about a step, or encounter a problem, you could ask for help and we could go to the lesson and be able to help walk you through it.