1. Use a quilting needle, a must!
2. quilting gloves, I like the fons & porter gloves, or white machingers, found at LQS for $8-10, or something simlar. Dollar tree has gardening gloves for $1.oo that work as well.
3. Always use a new needle!
5. Magic Washers for the bobbin is super helpful.
6. If you have a start button on yr machine, use that instead of the foot pedal. More consistent!
7. Practice using felt! Fm on baby panels, then give to a local nursery school, at least that is what I do. I really like using the felt though. Making small sandwiches are great too.
8. Plenty of light! Some music is good.
9. An open embrodiery foot is best to see where you are stitching.
10. Get uniterrupted time & Practice, pratice and practice! Ask me how I know? Just starting to get very good with FM, now to become even better!! Best to you!