Greetings and Happy New Year from New Hampshire
Go to the LQS that Kitsie recommended and ask if and when they'll be offering a beginners' class.
If they aren't, the Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) that np3 mentioned is good. BHG also published Grandma's Best full-size Quilt Blocks; it's is a nice book if you don't want to make a quilt yet but wish to learn techniques.
Ask for them at your library before you buy them. Most libraries will fill your request thru another system library if they don't own particular books.
Good luck.

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D
I was born and raised in Vancouver, still have a lot of family there :D
I would go to the library online, and put some holds on quilting books. Every book teaches from a different perspective, this way you can find one that works/makes sense to you.

Also, check out these classes offered here on the board in the tutorial section. Look through the rest of the tutes here too :D:D:D

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-66776-1.htm

Hello to you from another Washingtonian - Brush Prairie to be exact. Looking forward to reading your posts.

Good luck. And remember we all were new quilters at one time. I learned by remembering how my granny did it by hand, with me sitting next to her on the sofa. I actually thought that one couldn't quilt EXCEPT by hand. Goes to show you ... and I was in my fifties before I figured it out.

Hello Leslie and welcome from northern California! Happy New Year!

Welcome from southeast PA!

Welcome from Missouri.

Hello from Wenatchee.

I always recommend this book to all quilters--new or experienced. Good visuals and explanations. There's no better reference book.
I've used to more times than I can count.

http://www.amazon.com/Quilters-Ultim...3916655&sr=8-4

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!!

Welcome from Michigan. I think the best thing I did when I started quilting was to go to my LQS and take lessons. Don't try to buy everything you see but only as you need it. I bought too much and have never used some. I hope you have fun learning.....I did.

I am in Ridgefield too! We've probably seen each other in town! I live up Hillhurst from Pioneer--just a few blocks from town. Come to the community center on Wednesday mornings and join our stitchery group!
Leslie