I struggled at first too. In fact, I gave up and walked out of my first free motion quilting class because I was so frustrated. Then I found Leah Day's site and watched and practice with her videos. I signed up for her building blocks quilt along and that was the turning point for me. Still not great at it but I highly recommend watching Leah Day's videos. The videos are free on her site, but she also teaches a few Craftsy classes.