I had a friend once (she died of cancer) who said I needed to enter my quilts in quilt shows. My quilts are no where close to being good enough to enter into shows. To her they were beautiful but she was not a quilter. I buy what fabric I can afford and none of it is over $4.00 a yard and I just pick a thread to use and most of the time I cut off my points on some patterns. I just love to do it. I strive to do the best I can and don't worry about it if it is not perfect. The thing is to enjoy what you do and relax.