When I first began quilting on my DSM I found the whole thing frustrating and a trial and thought "this is not for me!" But it got easier -- or I just got used to it -- with the second one. And now I feel more confident, it works much better, and I even enjoy it (mostly!). I tried rolling and still do that sometimes but I also puddle, depending on the quilt and how well it wants to cooperate. I should qualify all this by saying I haven't done any fancy quilting, just SITD and line quilting using a wavy line that is a pattern on my Brother Innov'is 450Q machine.