Thank you all for the advice and encouragement. You're quite right, quitting will not improve my quilting and I can always ask for help from this board. That in itself is comforting. You all are a bunch of wonderful people and I love ya for it! I might even hide my seam ripper...no, not really...that's just too drastic and I can wait to do that when I'm so much more experienced and I will be thanks to all those who told me not to quit!
take care one and all
MissBarkey