Are there some people who just plain shouldn't be quilters even though they really want to be? I have done a few quilts in the past and have been pretty pleased with the results. They were made with squares with different embroideries on them alternating with plain squares of fabric and they looked pretty decent for a beginner. I think those efforts must have been beginner's luck. This year I decided to get more serious about my quilting and with every quilt I get worse. Seriously, I don't seem to be able to do anything right. I couldn't even manage to cut straight strips, so my sweet hubby bought me the Accuquilt Go and I STILL can't get straight strips. I pin everything before I sew pieces together and they still manage to move around and then I'm tearing things back apart to sew them together again. I look at all of the beautiful quilts on this site and it just makes me want to cry. I have so many great ideas in my head that I want to make and just can't execute them. I now have four quilt tops that are in various stages of completion and have run into problems with all of them. Any advice from the expert quilters out there?