I bought a Lennie longarm with a 12 ft. table from APQS and they sent someone out to set it up and a couple hours or so showing me the basics on how to use it. A manual on DVD came free with the machine and it was helpful. The machine cost me a lot of $$ and I had to take a loan out to get it and I'm not really sure I like to do the quilting part. I love to piece the quilt tops, tho. But I have a lot to learn to do good quilting. I do not have the computer, I just free motion quilt and once I get the quilt onto the rollers I rather enjoy the quilting process. I love my machine. They do offer classes for a fee but I have to drive better than an hour to take them. I will deffinately try to find the DVD's that was mentioned and get them. I'm just learning on my own now. The first two quilts I quilted on my Lennie was a queen size and a king size quilt. I think it will just take time and a lot of practice to get good on it.