I'm definitely with the two of you on that point. Always strive to do better at whatever you're doing. Try new ideas, and if they don't work then try something else until you make progress.

And bubba, I'm making a coat right now as well, and it's a lot scarier for me than a kilt because there's so much more cutting involved. Cutting is so permanent.
Plus, It's my first coat ever and I'm working without any kind of pattern except kind of eyeballing a coat that fits me well... We'll see how it turns out.