I still get nervous, put it off, then finally take a deep breath and go for it. I've done 4 now and I am getting better and better. The key is to relax! I slow my machine speed to 1/2, slap on my gloves, have plenty of bobbins pre-wound and go. I have tried a few techniques that I've read on here. One was to turn the machine vertical...like it were on a machine quilting frame. I didn't like that. In fact, my quilting on that was the worst! For my last quilt I worked the quilt toward me, instead of pushing it away as I FMQ. That worked very well for me. I do start in the middle and work on only 1/4 of it at a time. Sipping a glass of wine does help!