I guess I'm considered a newbie, I can only grid quilt or tie off. Have tried to free motion and I totally suck at it and am NOT comfortable doing it because I feel if I work hard on a nice quilt I don't wanna mess it up using free motion and degrade the quilt. Hand quilting is not for me either as I am NOT a patient person! I can only dream of a long arm. Still so much to learn! I just learned something new yesterday on YouTube!