And not all machine quilting is freemotion. I like to mark grids on baby quilts or a chevron pattern. Then you use your feed dogs, not lower them. To get better at fmq-ing I used a sample block from the quilt I was planning and just kept practicing. I am still a little wonky on the freemotion stuff. After I had made my first quilt that had both fmq and grids, I took a class. I took it at my lqs, not at Joanns. Learned so much. So, take a class, meet new people, and just have fun!