I have used my machine to quilt...I found that depending on the design and what you want to quilt, it was much faster than traditional quilting....now mind you I have not tried anything but filling in blocks...lol The trick, I think, is the open designs as well a making sure the embroidery unit is not weighted down..I have read on another post that the way they use their machine and keep it from weighing down is to place the entire machine on the floor...Haven't tried that yet...