i am also learning the fmq, trying not to have to buy a quilting set up, im havin problems with mine skipping stitches, or it makes the stitch but it wont catch for sometimes 5 or 6 beats and there is that piece stretched across there that has to be clipped. ive done everything i know to do broke it down and cleaned everywhere, oiled, checked tensions, and im not moving too fast, it has gone through almost a whole quilt doing just fine and now its messin up bad, i just cant figure it out, but mine is a singersimple. im fixin to upgrade, anyone have any suggestions?