Thank you so much for all your help, I do understand this all a little bit better now. I have seen what is called stencil boards that are used with a stylus but boy are they expensive and take up a lot of space on the frame. I have also found a laser pointer that mounts to the machine or carriage and are battery operated. Grace Company makes one that looks like what I would want. I wasn't sure if you had to buy special stencils or not. I will get the frame and carriage built and then this will probably make perfect sense. As I have never seen a machine frame in person it was kind of hard for me to get my head around all of this. I also have a habit of over thinking things some time but I have a lot better handle on this now. Thanks again!!