Oh please don't give up!!! We all started somewhere and even now, our quilts usually require some kind of removal of stitches. I shudder think how my first quilt looked but still knew that through sheer determination, one day, I would be proud of my quilting. Sorry to say, I haven't reach that part of my goal YET. LOL I would just make the same pattern over and over until I mastered it.....let me tell you, it was just plain 10" blocks. But boy, have I learned a LOT just on those blocks. But now, I have finally moved on to a new pattern and no doubt would make this pattern over and over until I master it, too. So don't despair....you will accomplish your quilt.