Welcome to quilting, Butters2013! I struggled with this question when I made my first quilt, but then I reasoned, correctly, that my quilting would get better over time just as my piecing would. I would hate to be an expert piecer and then "ruin" my quilts with my inexperienced quilting, so I decided to start practicing both at the same time. Really, by the time you are finished with your first quilt, you will have gotten the hang of it. Carry on without fear!