I'm still stalled on SID for my donation quilts (others I quilt by cheque book). I found SID much easier since I started using a walking foot -- my cheap little Brother Star just chugs along with the walking foot feeding perfectly, even if the ditch wanders. I also use quilting gloves now and find it takes a lot of strain off my hands while I am trying to hold the seams open to stitch in, so I would recommend you try the gloves. Mine are not fancy ones -- I bought them from a $2 shop somewhere sometime and would love to remember where it was!