Late to this thread but it looks like the other members have taken great care of you, CaleyH!
I second the idea of using a walking foot for your first quilting experience. Donna Jordan has a great video called "Drunken Quilting" that might go well with your pattern where she uses the walking foot. I'll leave the link, below.
None of us get perfect blocks, heck right now I am having to re-sew all the seams on 30 blocks that I thought were done because I didn't realize the bobbin thread was messed up until I went to sew them together into a quilt top! And I've been at this quilting thing for awhile, so don't think other people don't goof. We do.
Have fun and keep asking questions and posting pics of your progress.
Watson
Donna Jordan's Video