All great tips (as usual). Quilting is meant to be fun...not a mind-numbing, terror-fest. Everyone is creative, it's just sometimes too locked up by fear of potential "failure". So as one of my son's friends says "Chillax" (chill out and relax). Look at nature, at cityscapes...try not to see trees and landforms or buildings, but shape and colour....I got loads of inspiration from an Art Gallery and Museum trip I took with my visiting sister-in-law. I keep a notebook handy for those "flashes of inspiration" that bob up from time to time.
When I first started out, I too was a little intimidated by some more experienced quilters....but by coming here and soaking up all the pictures and ideas, it has helped me realise there is beauty in diversity. So go forth and CREATE!