first off, i love the colors you chose. secondly and probably most importantly i LOVE your attitude about it! i think it came together fine! i learned a lesson about rotary blades not long ago; my lqs quilting mentor told me i sure go thru alot of blades; do you know if you torque them down tight they wear out way faster? i only put mine barely finger tight now and although i do have to retighten it once in a while they last SO MUCH LONGER now! thought i would pass that along just in case you or anyone else didn't know. give it a try!