Don't get discouraged. I plunged in and made my first quilt with just a little booklet that I found in a stack of junk somewhere. It is actually a terrible quilt, my corners don't match up and the colors are kind of funky.
I cut the fabric out with scissors, using cardboard for patterns, and sewed it on the machine I have had for years. I borrowed a quilting frame from my Aunt and hand quilted it, learning as I went.
But, you know what? My daughter LOVES IT and is so very proud of it, she brought it over one day so that I could sign the back with a sharpie marker. And the next one turned out better. And the third one is turning out better still.
Just one warning, though. Quilting is very addicting, especially the hand quilting part. And my hubby, bless his heart, has put up with fabric/thread being scattered all over the living room, no dinner, me being sleepy because I stayed up all night quilting, etc, etc.