What improved my abilities to FMQ was to wear the quilting gloves. I also have seen the sponges thatplaced uner your hand on top of the material and are used to help maneuver the material under the sewing foot. I like the suggestion of doodling to get your mind muscle memory set. I also noticed that when I FM on one machine, the machine bed prevents the sandwich from gliding. I thought I'd try the teflon glide mat that Leah Day uses. I also heard of quilters truing their machine 90 degrees so that the arm is facing them directly more like a LA set-up. I haven't tried that but do have a LA that I love to use. Just give yourself permission to make "design alterations' knowing that each time you FM you will get better and what you do now is just a reflection of today's abilities and what you will be doing two weeks from now will show how much you have improved from today! The best way is "Just do it!"