Janis, from all the quilts that I have seen on here, I don't think anyone gets shorted. Plus, we know everyone on here is learning. I consider every quilt I do as practice. And, I practice a lot. I am very proud of all my quilts, because they just get better and better. Someday I may be as good as some of the ladies on this board. I am one of the unfortunate ones, nothing(quilt-wise) comes natural to me, but I love it, so I keep trying. You should look at the website
http://daystyledesigns.com, she has a lot of great info, and quilt filler designs, and talks a lot about technique.