Mizlee, I'm sorry you're not loving SID, but don't give up. Quilting the top is one of those things that comes with practice. The more you do it, the better it looks. Going slow helps too.
I recently did some FMQ for the first time on a table runner I'm giving to my SIL. Before I did it though, I bought two yards of muslin, pulled out some batting, and made a one yard sandwich. I practiced on that sucker for two weeks, in different colored threads, before I touched the table runner. The practice sandwich looks really crazy but the runner now looks rather nice. In fact, when I look closely, I can see improvement from where I started the runner to where I finished it.
So, don't let the quilting defeat you. Just practice, practice, practice until it becomes second nature. At that point, you'll enjoy your finished product.