Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
Better to start with smaller quilts and build up to this size. Use tables/ironing board to help with the weight. Once you get enough of it done, lay it down, take a couple steps away and look. Minor mistakes fade away from the overall quilt. I puddle the quilt instead of rolling it. Leah Day has hundreds of awesome free tutorials on using a sewing machine to quilt. Keep at it. you won't be disappointed once you get the hang of it.
I agree. I started out with baby quilts and will be doing a lap-sized and a twin-sized next. Leah Day's website also has a unique method of suspending the quilt's weight from the ceiling (using some cording and things she picked up cheap at a hardware store) to help off-set the drag that happens when a large quilt is done a home machine.
Don't give up. Take a deep breath, take as many breaks as you need and don't give up. What you are doing is akin to taking up jogging as a hobby by entering a 5k marathon. And it will be worth it when you are done! So hang in there!!!! :thumbup: