You might try YouTube or online classes, that’s how I started. Have no quilt shops near
me.. also I have Craftsy classes online which were very helpful!

ok hope I do not stir up a hornets nest here, but for me this was great . a few years ago there was this DVD sent out to quilters all over, if you liked it and wanted more like it please send in $12. I think it was, if you didn't like It, it was still a free gift as you did not ask for it. now as I remember a lot of folks were in a bit of a snit about it. For me I loved it!!! I really loved the color wheel class , it even helped me in my dyeing. I have learned some thing from every DVD I got (I have 45) and each one also had patterns and how to. I find a dvd is good for me as I can watch then go do it and I can always back up when I need to, which some times is often. Other times not so often, LOL

You don't say where you live. My wife teaches quilting several times a year here in Wis.