Well what I did, put the clamps on and it picked up some of the slack and then tucked a bit of batting in to pick the rest of the slack up...hummm, one must remember before you roll to take out the batting :oops: , but all is fine and it seems to be quilting fine...will post pictures of it when I'm done...oh yes, I didn't pick a very good pantograph as it has lots of hills and valleys and well this quilt had lots of seams...but it looks to be fine.....thanks everyone for your help...greatly appreciated. :) :thumbup: