I've seen a lot of threads where people are having a lot of problems with free motion quilting. I thought you might be interested in a alternative way to quilt with your home machine. I bought a book called "Foolproof Machine Quilting" by Mary Mashuta, published by C & T Publishing. In it she talks about using your walking foot for not only straight-line quilting, but also for curves and for following around paper shapes. Some of her ideas are really clever. Be careful using your walking foot for some of your machines decorative stitches, though. I found out that some of the stitches can't be sewn with the walking foot, so you would have to switch to a different foot. Check your owner's manual first. I've done 2 quilts with some of her techniques, and it's a lot less frustrating than trying to maintain a consistent motion with FM foot. :-D