Practice, practice, practice! I am FMQ-ing a baby quilt right now, and I had to tear out some (but not all) of the "eyelashes." It also helps to set your machine to a slow speed. I never knew my machine even had a slow speed until I was halfway into quilting my current quilt. Wow, does a slow speed help me get around curves without eyelashes!! I also use gloves and couldn't do the FMQ without them.