I'm new to FMQ so I don't know what that is. I did find I was having a lot of trouble with my hands sliding on the fabric as I was trying to move the quilt around. Looked online and in some catalogs I have and found some quilters gloves and fingertips. More than I could afford so, I went to Walmart, bought a pair of gardening gloves with rubber or something on the palms for 4.00. They work great.