remember that not getting it all perfect is normal. If you get one new skill, trick, idea, bit of confidence each time you try........... you are a success. And sometimes,.... not always,......... it can be about the equipment you have. A $3,000.00 machine can do things my $97.00 Simplicity can't..... Gosh, this sounds so condescending. I have never taken a class or worked beside "show talent" quilters before. I think i would feel ill at ease in that company too.