Welcome NC! My mom and sis are close by in Wilson. I'm on my iphone too in the same room as my desktop! My excuse is I'm watching my Rays the Durham Bulls big league brothers. It sounds better than admitting to Friday nite post school tiredness. There's so much teaching and helpful info on machine quilting, and I'm just on my Elna, but what I hear and read over and over is Practice a little as often as you can.