first I have to say...I am not a show quilter....I like making quilts that the dog can lay, a person can pick up and throw in the waser and dryer, and wrap up in. I also am quilting because it is fun! It used to bother me that things did not always turn out perfect. Now in my old age, I tell people that they can chose to look at the perfect points or the not so perfect ones, it is just like my yard, you can chose to look at the "weeds" or the bright dandilions bringing in the summer....I have to say...I have gradually improved over time...now about 80% of my points are good....and I seldom have any that are more then a 1/4 of an inch flat....tee hee....one of the older teachers used to say that there where pointless stitchers and stitchers who had points...neither were bad....they just were and good make fine quilts...no matter what....