Fan of Fabric,
Believe me you're not the only novice in the group. I feel most of the ladies are way out of my league but I don't rip out. This only makes it more work than enjoyment. I've found the more I do the better I get. Stay with it and I can promise you one of these days you will be posting pictures with the best of them. I had an accomplished quilter tell me, "If you can't see a mistake on a galloping horse, it does n't matter." Sounds good to me :) Good luck