Last night I tried working with a new ruler and the result is less than stellar. I mean it is really bad! Before, I would have gotten on my case and berated myself. Today, I accept that I will simply pick out the bad stitching (and it is bad!) and replace it with a different something or other.
For those of you who are at the beginning stage: I started with Craftsy classes and LOTS & LOTS of doodling.