you may want to check youtube for some machine quilting ideas & tips. lots of videos there. also, I find doodling on paper helps so much before i take it to my machine. with a long arm you move the machine with your domestic you move the fabic but the movement is basically the same. doodle feathers until you feel you are ready for a practice run. they start out lopsided but end up looking good by the time you fill in everything else. placemats are a wonderful thing to quilt for practice.