Spreadsheet and Accounting Programs

I have been trying to sort out how to use an accounting program for a few days now, and have come to the conclusion that while it is nice, it is not going to help me with what I am trying to get done. Not as well as creating my own spreadsheets in Open Office Calc will at least. I'm trying to get my quilting business files all organized, but did not want to risk them being messed into my writing stuff, so had been going to run a different program for them, I think I am going to have to stick with the same program however and just get a computer dedicated to the quilting business the first chance I can.