Great advise vhord620. I too am a newbie and like you, I always wanted to get my projects done quick. But I've found with quilting I just can't do that and get a good result. I toyed with the idea of quilting for a couple years. I watched the program Simply Quilts every day and admired what they created but said to myself, how the heck did they do that and what are they talking about and I'll never be able to do that! I subscribed to a quilting magazine and got really inspired.
I found tutorials on line and found this board. The people on this board are so willing to help us newbies and I'm so grateful for them. I've learned so much.