Is there a quilt guild in your area - it would be a good way to get acquainted with other quilters and perhaps they might have quilt classes. Since you seem anxious to begin quilting - check out Jenny Doan's tutorials on MSQC, there are simple baby quilts and I believe she may have some quilting tutorials as well. Craftsy also has quilting classes that you can purchase for about the same price as a regular quilting class, they offer feedback with your questions and you have the added bonus of getting to review the material as many times as you would like, whenever it's convenient for you. Welcome to quilting and the Quilting Board, where you can always find help to any question.