Best you make a small item first. I made a queen size and took me 3 years (winters) and I won blue ribbons at quilt shows. It wasn't something I could rush and I made regular quilts in between to keep me sane. Love it but now my arthritis has gotten worse and it is out of the question. Now I am completely limited to what I do as my fingers don't co-operate and do some machine quilting. :P