Steve, Deep breath. Remember this is suppose to be fun. Your first quilt will be beautiful because it is your first quilt. Half the fun of quilting is constantly improving with each project. What fun would it be is we were all perfect. Beginners usually struggle with the 1/4 seam. The seam has to be pretty on point. My advice is to buy a 1/4 inch foot and a walking foot. Go on youtube and check out some videos. All of us quilters are constantly chasing the perfect 1/4 inch seam so you are not alone.