I FMQ on my regular machine. I sandwich my quilts with 505 Spray and Fix. I also sandwich about a 12 x 20 piece of muslin with the same batting I am using for the quilt. Practicing on the muslin sandwich gets me back into the timing of moving the fabric. My husband built me a quilting table. It is a purchased adjustable height table from Sam's Club. He put 2 layers of foam insulation on top with a cut out for my machine. On top of the foam is heavy duty vinyl (bty from Joann's). The vinyl keeps the quilt moving nicely and to have the machine and table the same height means there is nothing to catch on. I keep trying new designs. I find I always go back to a combo of stippling and meandering with a few loops thrown in. I have found that I am always better by the end of the quilt so now I try to finish up 2 quilts and can work on one right after the other.