Hey Margie, I'm waving at you from Sugar Land! :-) I recently started FMQ, too. I had taken classes through the years and practiced on lots of little sandwiches and finally thought ENOUGH! I had a simple lap size quilt I made for fun and decided to just GO for it. I like simple loop-de-loops and while they weren't perfect, that little quilt didn't look too bad once it crinkled up. So just dive in and feel that sense of accomplishment!