Gina, I've been making quilts for about 14 years... I've made 2 king sized ones, and probably 8 full-sized ones, and now just baby quilts. I can handle them when I hand quilt. Anyway, I have only noticed THIS year that my sewing/quilting has improved! It's like, well, it has finally clicked! I do have my 1/4" seam marked with tape on my machine which helps, and I have found that pinning intersections helps me too. Guess I just jumped into quilting when I really should have learned to SEW first! Keep at it though. Don't get discouraged... I have definitely been there~!