Well, I'm really a rank amateur when it comes to making quilts. Just about all of the pieced block quilts I've made have been log cabins, and the finished blocks are relatively large. I do square up the finished blocks before I assemble the quilt top. I prewash all my fabrics (for health reasons) and I don't starch my fabric. No, my quilts are NOT perfect because I'm not perfect. I was always taught, both in garment making and anything else I've ever done, to do the absolute best you can do, and don't stress about it. I do hand-stitch my bindings, and I've done a little bit of hand quilting (a couple of baby quilts). I haven't had any complaints, and since most of the quilts I've made have been for family members, I'd better not hear any either! LOL!