I have been working on FMQ off and on for a while - still consider myself a beginner. What I found I was doing on my machine was leaning on the knee pedal to lift the foot while continuing to sew. That really causes big eyelashes. Now I take off the knee attachment when I'm quilting, and I'm having much more success on that end of it. Still struggling with other issues like even stitching, etc.- but making progress!