Don't give up. I am quilting for the second time in my life. Back 20 years ago we didn't have all the fancy tools we do now and frankly I am having a little trouble learning how to use them as they were intended. I am currently working on a quilt I started about three months ago. It is for our bed in my home. It has LOTS of mistakes in it but I am going ahead with it anyway. It is something I did because I enjoy it and if it's not perfect, well too bad. I like it, my DH loves it, so that's all that counts. I belong to a group of ladies that are all levels of quilters. Some have quilted for years, others have just started like me, but you know, they all make mistakes now and then and we all laugh about it.