I'm also new to this board, but also to quilting. I aby do hand quilting which I find satisfying. I am on my second quilt, It is only baby size. I want to do one for a king bed, but after being on this board and listening to how hard it can be to handle a large one, I am planning to do quilt as you go.....smaller pieces to handle. This is a fun place, but I spend much tooooo much time on it. Not a bad thing.