Thanks everyone. I tackled it again...better this time although not perfect but I got all my seams sewn together. Class got delayed due to weather until tonight and we will finish it with the binding tonight. It's not perfect by any definition but it's not horrible either. I still have some variation in the stitch length but knowing it was me and what I could be doing wrong helped alot. I even did some free motion quilting on the outside borders.....seemed ackward to do and again not perfect but I atleast I did it for the first time. Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions.