i had DH build a brace to go around my pedal since i don't have a way to control speed other than the pedal.
its one less thing to worry about - i just press down fully on the pedal and i have the same speed all the time and all i need to be concerned with is moving the fabric.
i could never do free motion but i got the Flynn Multi Frame last week. i did my first quilt on it and i meander an entire twin quilt in about 5 hours.
the first 8 inches of the quilt don't look that good but after that i got the hang of it.
i used contrasting thread on the top and the bottom so i could see everything i was doing.