I use the lightweight nylon gloves with the rubber dots on them from Target, they are much cooler on the skin and I use them instead of my Machingers that I paid twice as much for. If you can find a gardening glove with rubber knobbies on them that fits just a little snugly on your hands, they work great. The other thing I use all the time when I FMQ is a thing called the Sew Slider (I think that is the name) which is a sheet of material that has a hole in it for the needle and it sticks to the table extension on your machine. The quilt will glide on it and you won't have to work so hard at it. I also have been told to make sure I starch the backing before doing FMQ and it will glide better. Just a couple of thoughts for you to ponder and try out on your machine. Are you using an extension table on your machine when you FMQ?