If you find a pattern that you want to make, just buy the fabric for that quilt. That will get your feet wet. Buy a little more than you need, and before you know it you will have a stash. If you like to look on the web, join the Fab Shop Hop and look at the fabric offered on the various sites. You don't have to buy any of it, but you can if you want to. Between the help on this board and the various shops on the web, you will have information coming out of your ears. lol Probably more than you want. Building a stash is the easy part, using all of it the hard part. Start small--maybe a table runner-- and get started. Soon you will have more projects than time. Good luck, and welcome to the board.
Sue