Welcome from central NY. Instead of making a first quilt, I made two. One for each dear daughter (dd). I learned a lot while making both. 1/2 of each look very bad. Seams no where near butting, ironing the seams open (as that's what clothing sewing teaches us) rather than ironing to the dark side, as quilting teaches us.
I still quilted them both. My girls still use them. Your first quilt was made with determination, love and tenacity. Your second one too. I hope you still smile when you look at it. You learned a lot by making it, and probably will with every quilt you make in the future! Good luck and welcome to the QB!