June -
This quilt that I am referring to I did the top by sewing machine and the other ones that I have done I did all the tops by hand quilting after I did the sandwiching. However, I want to try out getting this one in question long arm machine finished.
A good friend of mine (and my mentor) has made many many quilts but all aspects of them were done by hand so she is just as curious about the long arm process as I am.
Thank you for your advice - I will adhere to it.