MissB, please don't give up yet. I am absolutely useless at sewing and machining but I have managed to make some things that I am really pleased with. The stitches in the ditches have sneaked out of the ditch, the points often don't match but hey... in the end most people are not quilters and don't notice all the mistakes that are hitting you in the eye! I did a quilting class where a novice quilter decided her project for the 7 week course was going to be a king-sized quilt as a wedding gift for her son. (I was making a cushion cover!) As she was going to be on holiday for 2 weeks of the course (!) she rushed ahead, joined all her blocks incorrectly and spent one lesson sobbing in the corner as she unpicked everything! Made her teacher feel awful too. So do your best, learn from your mistakes, have fun and don't get mad at yourself - in the end it's just a scrap of fabric.