Welcome from central IL. You may not need classes. Just buy fabric, cruise the internet and start sewing. When you get stuck come back here and someone will pull you through it. If that's not your style, Hunnib lives in Wilmington. She might know of classes.
Also try this link and scroll down. It gives contact info for the Wilmington quilt guild. Someone there should know.
http://www.quiltguilds.com/north-carolina.htm