Welcome! First, foremost and so very important - take a day and play with your machine. You can either play or practice making a 'throwaway' block. The important thing is to get the feel of it. You don't need fancy, some of the best quilters use some really, really old machines. If you make some sample blocks, store then and later put them on the front of tote bags as gifts. Second, think of your quilt in stages so as not to be overwhelmed by the whole project. Each time you finish a section (cutting, finishing a block, sashing a row, etc) congratulate yourself. We thrive on a little back patting! Third - AND VERY IMPORTANT - if you get to a part that just doesn't want to work - STOP. Go away, have a glass of wine or a cup of tea, stop thinking about it. Once you return, you will probably get right through the problem. If you try to push through it, you will not finish the top. All of us have that one (or more) UFOs in our closet that we will never finish because they stopped being fun and became work. And, the reason we quilt is to have fun, to use that creative part of our brains and to feel good. There is no better feeling in the world than to see that smile on the face of someone you have given a quilt to.