I too appreciate the skills of a LAQ. I am trying to learn and jumped in feet first, not head first, on a 96x96 Bargello. I have a DSm with a 7" throat. I fill like a can compete with Swamp People, as it fills as if I am wrestling an alligator. I am about to get there, far from perfect, but will be happy to finish. It seems so easy with just a quilt sandwich.