Originally Posted by
duckydo
Practice, Practice, Practice. I also took a class from Jamie Wallen and drawing helps. I free motion most of the time. I call it doodling. Start out by doing e's and L's, then do circles, squares, stars, anything doodling. Like others have said don't be afraid.
Nothing beats lots of practice. How to get a lot as quickly as possible: contact local quilt guilds and groups and donate your quilting for their charity projects. These are utility quilts and whatever you do will be appreciated. This way you get the practice and the charity quilt is finished.