Thanks ya'll for all the support! Stitchin, thanks for saying to sit in front of it and smile...that is great advice, as smiling is not really what you feel like doing when things aren't going so well, eh??..I have stuck with only straight stitch for today, plan to try the fmq again tomorrow...um, later today...lol...and I will put the smile on, even if the grimace tries to come out...thanks again! :-D