Sometimes you just have to go with the flow. If you make a mistake, relax, think it over then change it to make your mistake work. Or rip it and start again. I usually choose to make it work. It makes any pattern "my own". Quilting is for fun and relaxation. So don't stress it. Keep asking questions till an answer makes sense to you. I am still a newbie myself. Learning and making mistakes...eh..making new patterns...
all the time.