One of the most important things is to have your NEEDLE DOWN when you stop to reposition. Try to stop at a spot that won't show if your start-up doesn't exactly match the flow of last stitches. I have "walked" my fingers to the next spot, but it's too easy to make a mistake doing that.
You need STICKY FINGERS. You can buy the gloves or use the vinyl food service gloves. Holes in the gloves don't matter, as long as there is enough of the glove left to make most of the fingers sticky.
Make baby quilts and lap quilts for charity for practice. Even large potholders or placemats work. Someone could use them. I know I would be ripping out the practice stitches to save all that fabric and batting. LOL