Table runners are a great starting point for FMQ. I would echo what others have said. Make up some practice sandwiches and play for a while. I also doodle on scratch paper-- pages and pages-- before I even start on the practice fabric. It develops hand- eye coordination, and muscle memory for the design. It sounds crazy, but I find shapes like flowers, leaves and loopy vines the easiest, so that's what I started with. Once you start on your table runners, try really hard not to stop and pull out quilting- even if you think it looks horrible. I look at each project as a snapshot of what I'm capable of at the time. Besides, what you can stitch in 15 seconds may take an hour to remove. Spending hours removing stitching sucks the joy out of quilting. Just go for it!