I keep trying but don't lose any sleep over it. My quilts might have a perfect part or two but none of the. Have ever been perfect. The best compliment I got was from my grandson - he was about 14 and I gave him the sampler quilt I machine pieced and hand quilted. He said "grandma, you made this? It looks boughten" which I took as a compliment and loved that he made up the word. And the quilt is far from perfect.