My MIL has made heaps of them, she also teaches patchwork at the local community centre and has been teaching me.

I don't machine sew mine, I hand sew, it takes a while, but I love being able to sit in front of the TV and sew while I'm watching my favorite shows. I started with a few basic block patterns - there's plenty of free ones online and sites like crafster offer tutorials as well. Spotlight often have great sales on fat quarters to help get started.

The only part I machine sewed was the outer onto the batting.

I started with small projects like dolls blankets then cot quilts. Hoping to have a QS bed one done for my bed this winter.

It's a great hobby, although takes a while to finish the first few and get the hang of it!