Not Going Well

So, I have begun my first attempt at the meandering quit stitch.  I really like doing curly cues, but Courtney really wants the meandering stitch for her thank you quilt and I have been putting it long enough.  I studied photos of the stitch, read a little bit about how to do it, but in actuality, it's not going so well.  My hope is that it'll start getting better the more I do it (it's a huge quilt, so I definitely have learning time!) and that when I wash it the stitching won't be so noticeable...  After this quilt, I may stick to curly cues...