I keep a journal of things I learn with each project I do, and things I need to work on still. I would like to get a polaroid to add pictures of completed projects.
The most important thing for me to learn, and I still have to remind myself, is that quilting is fun! It is way too easy to get lost in what is going wrong and forget that I do this to relax and enjoy myself.
Right now I am forcing myself to stop and take breaks when things start feeling tedious, I get tired, or start making silly mistakes. It is so easy for me to fixate on getting things done instead of stopping when I'm not having fun anymore.
Also a thing I have learned; I like to buy fabrics for multiple projects on big sale days...but by the time I get to them my taste has changed and I want or need something different. From here on out, going to buy fabric a project at a time. I actually end up spending more money to fix impulse decisions buying things on sale to end up with something I like.