I love the quilting part. Doing it by hand gives me plenty of time to decide on my quilting pattern. I mark as I go. I'm never in a hurry to finish, so I try to enjoy the slow pace of it all. The rest of my life is consumed by have-tos , so my quilting is for me. So far I have been very please with my finished quilts. They wouldn't win any awards, but the people I have given them to seem to appreciate the love and work that went into them. At first I was afraid of piecing. Now I enjoy that too. Try to relax and realize this is supposed to be fun, and it is only fabric and thread.