I have ruined two quilts while trying to quilt it on my home sewing machine. If I had to do that all the time, I would never quilt again. I send all my large quilts out to a LAQ and always happy with the way they turn out. I don't feel bad about it as I don't like the sandwiching part, at all. So, if I don't like it, I don't do it. This is supposed to be fun.