Is there a way to find some way to work with experienced quilters? I volunteer at a store and we make quilts for abused children, there are two of us that are more experienced than the rest and we tend to help the others when they need it, even with their own work,
Some people have to follow a pattern exactly like it is printed, it is the only way they can do it, and that is okay, find what works best for you and go with it, as you go along you can expand on that.