alikat110

Don't give up. Maybe start with a simpler quilt?

Hen3rietta

If you are working with triangles, it can be a challenge for novices. If you can, as suggested before, start with larger pieces and cut to size after pressing you will be much more successful early on. This is the method i still use for half square triangles. For more complicated triangles, I mark the end points and use a pin to align the pieces. There are lots of good resources out there with many different methods. I've finally arrived at a few that work for me in different situations and you will too. Give yourself some time. :-))

deenatoo

Don't give up....just walk away from it for a while and then come back. This usually helps me when nothing will go right. Quilting is great therapy!!

blueangel

Never, never give up.

sewmanyideas

Put it down and take a break until you "Want" to do it again, you have the urgency to do it. I have only been quilting for 3 years, BUT I can say that it will get easier once you get the basics down. Also, this last top I have been fighting and finally got done, a lone star, had me reaching for that ugly seam ripper numerous times. Numerous times.

So there will be road blocks,but if you really enjoy it you will persevere and smile after that top is complete and know that you created that BEAUTY!!!

Scrap Happy

I’ve been quilting for a long time but didn’t start rotary cutting or machine sewing till the late 90’s. It took forever for me to get points to line up right and even now they don’t always line up precisely. Enjoy the process and don’t be so hard on yourself, you will improve with practice (you can use the blocks you don't care for in future scrap quilts.) Everyone has already given you excellent suggestions. The only thing I can think to add is to sew slower if you have to, especially when you are coming to the end of a piece. Often times that is where new quilters swerve off.

Jates

Don't give up...nothing worth having is easy! Don't be too hard on yourself, if you've only just started! If I could see the "quilts" I started on 20 years ago- I'd laugh....I've gotten better with practice. Just enjoy the process.

QuiltE

Perhaps post some pictures here, so we can see what the problem is? Sometimes it's not you at all ... and the pattern!

If you're doing it for a swap ... have you checked if the others having the same problem. (assuming of course, everyone is doing the same pattern).

And yes, patience ... and remember, perfection is over rated! :)

Twisted Quilter

I just joined my first swap and nothing was going right. I was sooo frustrated. I posted a question with a link to the block I was working on and I received a boat-load of suggestions. Then everything started to work. My blocks aren't perfect, but they look pretty darn good. :P

Don't give up. YOU CAN DO IT!

MomNanaWolf

If you would like to give me a call I can help walk you through some of the ways to help keep your blocks square and get your points to come out right. Don't give up it too me a long time to get this right. And remember the bigest and best thing of all. "THERE ARE NO QUILT POLICE" I am sure I have been in over a dozen swaps and not all the blocks I got were the right size, so I just added a boarder to them all and cut them down to all one size. No worries people know we are all still learning. So just PM me and I maybe can help you out, but don't give up you can do it.