My very first shot at it. I "loaded" a quilt sandwich in a hoop loosely and practiced four rows of stitches. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Somehow my best rows were the first and last (though certainly none were "good")! I was bracing myself for a sore finger on my left hand--but it wasn't bad at all! I was even able to "rock"! Stab-stitching did not look as well--I could not find the right place to come back through on from the bottom of the piece.
No plan for a project yet--just gonna work on getting the feel for it. Trying to decide which finger I like the thimble on. It feels awkward with it on my middle finger, but did work. I guess I'll get used to it!