I am a self taught quilter. I am also disabled, in a wheelchair and only have use of 1 arm/hand. If I can do it ANYONE can. I took up quilting after I was disabled. I started out on line reading about a free block a month. I started with some used clothing and disassembled it and ironed it. I used a discarded flannel sheet for backing , an inexpensive sewing machine (mail order) and a well used bed topper for filling. That was 8 years ago and I am still learning new techniques and the rest is history.