I started quilting at the ripe old age of 64 after 1 year and am still not in your league! I enjoy my retirement hobby - although I have yet to make a full sized quilt - crib/lap size are the largest. I love to play with variations - and usually design my own - just because I have followed by the rules for too many years and want to fall outside the "limits". BUT I must say, that your first quilt looks so professional and mine are obviously by an amateur! JEALOUS is my name! Scrappy is my usual game!