When I started to do FMQ, I purchased the book and CD, "Skillbuilder Companion for Machine Quilters" by Renae Allen. I also bought her Skillbuilder Samplers. I noticed that when I finished all of the FMQ on the sampler, the last instruction was "Sew binding strips together and bind sampler edges." No way! My FMQ on the sampler was horrible! I just kept practicing and now I love FMQ although I'm still not as good as I'd like to be. Keep practicing. I'll bet you'll learn to enjoy FMQ also.