I can't call it advise, but a comment. I really have trouble doing traditional quilting because of problems with my vision. I was buying material for my very first quilting project; it was a table runner I wanted to make by foundation piecing. The LQS owner said,"There is no way that is quilting." "That's for people who are too lazy to do it the right way." I guess I will be lazy for the rest of my life. LOL