I agree with others, I love the colors and I think you did good for asecond quilt. It looks alot better than my first one....which I have on my wall in my quilt room.....I kept it so I could look at it and see how far I have come in two years of quilting...
When I first started, I used my Ironing board to put my quilt together. I think that you will like the spray basting or try the glue sticks?