Freddie

Besides what everyone else already has said, I quilt with the PE 770. Her are some tips, I found useful. I have done numerous full size quilts. I sandwich the completed face, batting(warm and natural for me) and backing and use embroidery designs that are line drawings. Simple designs with a low stitch count. You'll find an enormous amount of designs on the web specificly fpr quilting. You don't need stabilizer when you hoop all three layers at the same time. Make sure that you open your hoops wide enough. Also when you quilt a full size quilt, make sure that all your extra material is on a table. I sometimes do the embroidery standing up and hold the material off the machine. You don't want the quilt to drag. It is a lot of work, (rehooping it all the time), but I like to do it. Good luck with your machine. At times it might be frustrating, but it is also a lot of fun.