Go ahead, try a small lap quilt, or maybe a pillow, but check your local sewing machine repair shops, purchase a machine that is inexpensive and try it, you never know what you like until you try it, but remember thet you don't want to spend to much on a machine until you figure it out, by the way, ask a friend if they have a machine, or check your local adudt education center, see if they have a beginners quilting class, or maybe your loacal fabric and quilt shops