I agree NorthernDeb that it isn't as easy without the stitch regulator, as you have to learn to co-ordinate your foot with the speed of your hand movement, but I got all my meandering sorted before I got the regulator, so it is possible. This quilt was quite small, 20 in square, so was reasonably easy to move around, and my machine sits down in a cabinet. I couldn't do a thing without that. I had a friend who was trying to learn FM quilting with her machine sitting on a table, which as far as I was concerned, was practically impossible. She couldn't afford a cabinet, but finally splashed out on a SewEzi table, and has never looked back.