I too have been trying to fmq a quilt for my granddaughter. Things were going great on my practice pieces but when I started on the actual quilt ...Oh Crap!!! I have spent more time " UNSEWING" today than sewing. My frugal idea of using a placemat instead of a free motion slider worked ok on the practice piece but my quilt was still dragging so I asked my dear Hubby to make me a bigger extension table. He did this right away only asking "When will this room be done?" Even with the bigger table I am so jerky. I find I am better at a higher speed but manouvering the whole quilt is very difficult. I have resigned myself to continue as best I can and will chalk this quilt up to my learning experience. Perhaps I was being too ambitious for my skill level! ..Val