I agree - spend your money on fabric, and spend a little more time practicing. I am not a professional FMQ by any means, but the more I practice, the easier it becomes and the better job I do. When I first took a class and started FMQ, I was so discouraged. I thought I would never learn, because it seemed so counter-intuitive to be moving the fabric under the needle, instead of the other way around. And, I was trying to do patterns that were just too complicated. Keep it simple at first - and practice, practice, practice... sometimes when I'm having trouble going to sleep, I practice meandering or doing simple patterns on the blankets. My DH thought that was weird at first, but he's gotten used to it!!
