I'm glad you started this thread. I'm in the same boat as you. My husband bought me a longarm and insists that all I have to do is decide that I can do it! Well, maybe for him, he's more of an artist than I am. I can picture something in my head but it doesn't translate to paper very well. But I am getting better. I can do a nice stipple now and am slowly learning more and getting better. I probably will never get really good with FMQ (I like ruler work better) but I think I will still learn a lot as time goes on.