I quilt with a Viking mega quilter, just a tad bigger space but not much. I have about 41/2 to 5 inches of quilting space so I find that an all over panto works the best. I go from side to side across the quilt. Since I start at the edge not really any need to bring bobbin to the front. Hard to do designs in separate blocks with small space. But to bring bobbin to front put foot down, take one stitch, gently pull on top thread and a loop comes up, this is bobbin. I put a pin in the loop and pull thread all the way up. Hope this helps some. BTW, my machine is on a homemade frame and it works great. I especially love the no basting or pinning part. Good luck.