I agree that it looks good for a first try. I found a UFO that I tried free motion on about six months ago, and I was surprised that it didn't seem as bad as it looked to me when I first tried. The gloves should help you with control. My problem is that I can't figure out where to go next when I try FM. I am going to try the soap trick to see if it helps! In a class I took, they suggested using pencil and paper to sketch out designs and get the used to "filling the paper".