Brooke, I love that, "I over expect myself all the time". Love the colors on everyone's pieces. I am on step four and have completed 21 purple strings but my sewing machine is giving me awful stitches. I have changed needles, cleaned, oiled, re-threaded etc, etc. Nothing helps. My son is getting married this Sunday so this is my last chance to sew. I know, whine, whine, whine; but I am really excited about this project. Coyote, how are you doing? I have been silently rooting you on. Knew you wouldn't give up.