I am a newbie too, but don't be so hard on urself. I cried over a quilt block that after 6 hours ( 8 til 2 ) I never did get together. I ended up quitting the quilt class I was in, I thought it was to advanced. And it was to advanced for me, but I should have calmed down and gone a head and went. When I think of all the things I could have learned from those VERY smart women...yes, I would never had gotten the quilt done, but the knowledge that I missed... try something simple to get ur confidence up. Put those hard blocks away for a little bit, they'll still be there when ur ready to try them agin :) hugs ljb