You have a choice to do them now, or to put them on after the quilting, like you would binding. I think it is easier to put them on to just the top and have that part done while there is less weight to wrestle with. But they can be added after every thing is done. We have ladies who do it both ways. :lol: We hand quilt and having the points on first is no problem. Don't know how that would work for LAQ. :?