Boy, do I know how you feel! For me it was the quilters guild in a rather affluent (I'm not - first problem) area which meant they had all the time and resources they needed to turn out WONDERFUL quilts. Extremely intimidating situation. What actually happened was an incredible amount of help and encouragement from ALL of them. As a brand new quilter, I was totally blown away and even though I'm still no where near as good as they are (and never will be) they taught me to just enjoy the process. My seam ripper (the un-sewer) and I are close personal friends because we spend SO much time together. Hang in there and have FUN with it!