welcome from Delaware, and it must be those darned quilt police filling your head with nonsense. I haven't been quilting too long, maybe 6 months. I got a quilting sewing machine just because my husband wanted to buy me a machine I'd love. What makes it a quilter is that it has a deeper throat and nothing more. I don't have a long arm, although I REALLY would love one, and I seem to constantly be getting family members "sign up" for their quilt to be next. I've done baby quilts for shower gifts and they are a hit every time. The only thing I do is stitch in the ditch.
Try it!!! Start small. Pick some fat quarters and an easy pattern and you will be hooked. Good Luck!