Welcome from Chattanooga, TN...I've got to be an intermediate quilter by now but still consider myself a beginner. Every quilt I make is a "practice piece" and if it comes out decent then it's a masterpiece!!!! Even did one on line with Bethany Reynolds the Stack and Whack lady and it turned out great with no problems... As the saying goes - once I learned how to quilt - I forgot how to cook cause I spend 99% of time quilting!!!!