Ok, I know everyone goes on and on about practice, practice and it is important but so is training your brain to be in that mindset. It really helps you be on track when you start quilting. I have an eraseable board and marker from the dollar store and just practice doodleing or any other design that I might do. My teacher is a great LA plus machine quilter and she's won awards for her work but still practices this method. She takes a paper and puts 12, 3, 6 and 9 on her paper like a clock top, bottom and sides and then it gives her a direction to go and helps her keep on track. Leah Day has a great website with lots of free help, Craftsy.com has lost of classes, some mini ones that are free and you can take them anytime and you never lose access once you sign up for them.