I would recommend the craftsy class called quilting quickly at
www.craftsy.com..it's visual and perfect for a beginner and you can watch it whenever you want and over and over. That's how I started. I bought it for 14.99 on sale. If you don't have a credit card, you could pay your relative and they could give it to you as a gift. Then I took a rotary cutting class to learn how to cut fabrics at a local quilt shop. You could cut up unused shirts or flannel into blocks, jeans etc to start or look for donated items online or at goodwill stores. Precut fabric would be better if you don't know how to cut fabric yet, but it'll be more expensive.