I totally agree about NOT working with bias edges at the get-go. Get a book from the library on beginning quilting or go to the LQS and see if they might be having a class for beginning quilting. Tutes are a source of info too, but I really think having a book or dvd to play and replay or abook toread and reread as one goes along is good thing. We as "seasoned" quilters still refer to these from time to time (at least I do!). After all this can become quite expensive in the end, so to get a well informed start cannot be overlooked.