I like others have a quilt in pieces beyond my experience level. At more than 100 bucks for sure.
But... my first quilt was a Yellow Brick road, tops done, it's pinned and still waiting for me to finish. Second quilt was the one sitting in a box waiting for me to get better. Still waiting. Third quilt was for my daughter a triple irish chain. WAY over my head in scope, but easy in complexity. I finished all of it except for the binding. It sat for months. I then went and got Burn's Log Cabin Quilt in a day. Took me three days but I finished it and got the confidence to finish the triple irish chain one. There are pictures of that somewhere around here.
This past year I finished a complex flying geese, pinwheel, and HST quilt top that is waiting to be quilted. Even Patrice is amazed that I finished it. I am now working on a double irish chain for a wedding gift, a complex block and sashing with variable sized pieces in it, a medallion quilt with tons of little pieces in the borders, and... well you get the idea. Confidence is the name of the game.
And cut one layer of fabric at a time. What's the hurry? Every strip I cut is accurate to within 1/32 of an inch. I find the measuring and cutting to be very relaxing, I get to check each strip as it's done. Piecing then becomes VERY easy as everything lines up.
Hope all this helps. And when you get discouraged... just think.. some GUY can do this, so can I!
tim in san jose