Sorry you've been treated that way. Not everyone acts like a jerk. We have some very special folks on this board, I'm sure you'll learn alot here. It's a shame really that people behave the way they sometimes do.
I can relate to your story as I have done plenty of work in the men's world. In fact I worked for a while on a drilling rig as a roughneck. One guy didn't want to work with me and made it plain. So, I just told him to stay out of my way and I would do my job and he could do his. He shut his mouth and didn't say any thing else ugly to me.
Keep on plugging at it and one day you'll be a pro...
Welcome aboard the quilting board!