I think I worried more about "doing it right" when I started than I do now.
With experience and seeing what other people have done, I've come to this major conclusion. If the maker is happy with it and it serves the purpose for which it was made, all is well.
When I see what people created when they had to "make do" - WOW!
It may or may not suit my taste, but that's not really the point.
Yes, there will be those "learning projects" - but think of all the homework we did when we were in grade school. How much of that do we still keep? And how hard do we kick ourselves that we weren't perfect in first grade?
Sometimes a project just isn't worth the effort of trying to salvage. It served a purpose - one learned something in the process.