Hello Jil, welcome from Southern California. My favorite part of making a quilt is NOT the quilting, I really enjoy the piecing and cutting and selecting fabrics. However, there is nothing like the feeling of finishing a quilt and getting it to the intended giftee. It will get better as you get a few finished. Just try to relax and don't stress about it too much (I should take my own advice) I have a pile of about 8 quilts that just need the quilting, but I have "finished" over 80 quilts so far.