I'm with you - I want to learn to quilt on my machine and am intimidated by it. Then I read that a person should practice for at least 100 hours so that is my goal. I cut a bunch of squares and layered them. Now I practice a bit every day and find that I'm getting a lot better. I tried the gloves and they helped a little bit, then I tried the "handles" and love them. They come in two sizes, have a grip on the bottom. You place them around your needle and move your hands. They made learning a whole lot easier.