Your enthusiasm is great ! I'm sure I repeating what others say, but none of those things is true. Your sewing machine can go anywhere. You can hand quilt ( for me " hand " is a four letter word!) and you can machine quilt on your regular machine. But my advise to you is don't start with a bed quilt. Start with a baby quilt, even if you don't know any babies. You'll understand the process better, the size won't be so unmanageable and you finish more quickly. Then, if you like making a quilt, you can move on to a larger one. You can always donate a baby size quilt! But I hate to see beginners get discouraged by the enormity of a large quilt, and keep at it so long they end up hating it, or giving up altogether. Good luck to you!!