I know what you mean...I tried a quick test sandwich to see if it was plausible for me to hand quilt something for my grandmother...it wasn't pretty (I say that as a quilter, looking for nice pretty stitches...my 5yo thought it was awesome - it was just a heart stitched into a charm sized sandwich...LOL). I'm sure it's one of those things that just comes with practice. We'll both get there eventually. I might make myself a table runner or something and use that for practice - big enough to take some time and really give me practice...small enough to not be overwhelming and make me feel like I will never finish it...and not something I'll be super concerned that it will fall apart from use. LOL