Watson, don’t be too hard on yourself...I think you did well for your first “go”. As others have chimed, it is a big transition from moving the quilt to moving the machine and there is always a learning curve getting to know the machine. It took me a while to establish a relationship with my new LA and even though we are not yet best friends, we have an understanding of each other. 🤪
Like Tartan suggested, I have kept pieces of my beginning work and it is encouraging to look back at the progress. I have also kept some for design ideas. Good luck and have fun!