Personally I'd hand baste the quilt with the board method (there's a link on here somewhere), buy a pair of gripper gloves at the grocery or hardware store and have at it. Start with a wall hanging or a lap quilt first, practice and don't be too critical of your own abilities. You can't expect to be as good as someone that does it all the time. Just keep at it and you'll get better. Get you a darning foot for your machine, that will help a LOT.