OH no - do NOT give up! What you will have learned will be invaluable. What a blessing it is to have others willing to help you. I had joined a quilt club (mind you - not a guild, lol) years ago and every month there was a lottery block. You made a block, threw it in with all the others - and whomever made one, their name was thrown into the hat and winner took all. I was a newbie...and boy, let me tell you - those ladies were SHARKS. Seriously. They were "discussing" the block I made and literally tore it to shreds with their comments. Needless to say, I left the group shortly thereafter. Here - it sounds like you have a GREAT group of quilters...and I promise you - with that kind of encouragement, you WILL learn much.