Make sure your top and bottom edges of both the actual quilt top and the backing --are cut very straight so that when you pin it to the leaders, you will have it on the frame straight--or you will ahve a nightmare. I also watched some You-Tubes to learn different ways to load the quilt onto the frame. By the way--did you also get the HQ machine with the frame? If so, you are two very lucky people! Good luck. Hopefully someone with an HQ will chime in her and give you some tips. I have a APQS and I used to have a Tin Lizzie, and I was shown different ways to load them both.