I'm not trying to be a brat here, but I started free motion quilting about a yr and a half ago. I praticed and praticed, till I got my speed in check. I'm not experiencing any problems that your talking about. My top and bottom stitches are good, I go with a large type stippling method. My problem is still with my turns every now and then, but I curve around instead of turning. If I turn to quickly, it skips a stitch or two. I haven't tried following a quilting pattern with free motion, So maybe thats why I'm not having those problems.