I received a bailey 15'' over a year ago and to be honest it scared me to death!Everyone on the bailey quilting board was super nice and said there is a 3 to 4 month learning curve. I thought this was the silliest thing I ever heard.But while I am still not great at the long to mid arm quilting I do ok. With this being said you will learn, we all learn at different speeds, so please dont give up.