I've only made 1 complete quilt, have two more tops ready to quilt though. So far I've done hand quilting. I'm wanting to try machine quilting but i admit I just can't wrap my mind around how it works. I've seen pictures of people using frames....I think dh could put one together easily enough for me. And i see the way the machine is turned sideways. Do you use a special foot like a darning/embroidery foot? I know you need to drop the feed dogs. I watched a video of a lady doing the baptist fan and she was using templates....do they just fit beside the foot? Sorry if these questions seem dumb to you but like I said I'm trying figure this out!