I've been sewing for 45 years, piecing quilts for 25, hand quilting for 25, but when I tried FMQ a couple of years ago, I felt like an absolute beginner!! I truly thought I would NEVER, NEVER enjoy it! Because I don't like giving up control of my quilt, to someone else for quilting, and because I can't afford really expert custom professional quilting, I kept trying and practicing. I am no where near "good" at it, but I do enjoy it enough to keep at it, hoping I'll get "good"! Take a class if you can.