Boy all this great advice. I've had a WOW quilting machine and it's on a 12 foot table. My DH bought it for my birthday & anniversary present quite a few years ago. I ended up having carpal tunnel surgery and then some troubles after that. So it sat! How heart broken am I. I can't remember how to load the quilt on it!! So when I get that figured out now that I have a little time on my "hands". It's a beauty of a machine I really want to "play" with it.Good luck with practicing..you'll get the hang of it!!