I quilted and finished the binding on a 40 x 50 this afternoon in 2 1/2 - 3 hours at the most. Even did a design in three of the center blocks. Usually I just to basic top to bottom and side to side blocks for the quilting on the Linus quilts I do. Sometimes I'll add some hearts or do special designs if there are plain blocks. Try the straight quilting without using free motion. I think you'll find it isn't that stressful.