Paper pieced Practice...
 

Downloaded templets from internet and just jumped right in, not thinking as always. The colors should be reversed darker to lighter glad I didn't do the rest yet cause they are 10, 12, and 16 point stars yet to do, well now to start over again. I always screw up EVERY thing I do. Thanks for looking.

oK YOU DID NOT SCREW UP ANYTHING. trust me I do a lot of paper piecing and I still mess up,. don't go into this with the attitude of "I always screw up everything I do" if you do then you will for sure.
The most thing to remember is. Back to back always. Back of fabric to back of paper. I have taken out stitches way to many times., You will do fine. It is a learning thing trust me. have fun with this. OK?

I think they are very pretty the way they are! Good job!

Yes, lol, that's how I spent the evening last nite, removing stitches, had set the triangles on the edges, to the wrong edges, sometimes as much as I think I'm in control, I end up removing stitches. I just count it as part of the process. Relax, have fun.

Thanks for the advice, I really need it

I think they look great ... don't be so hard on yourself!

I think you are doing great. Keep at it.

i think you did a very good job with those. of course, only you know what colorway you want to end up with, but there's nothing wrong with those and they can be mixed with different colors too

Looks good to me.
I was having the devil's own time trying to do TULIP from the Farmers Wife book by piecing it. Someone suggested paper-piecing.
Googled and found many paper piecing freezer paper methods
There's a one page print-out that's easy to follow.