I have the same Brother machine you have. I do a lot of machine quilting and I don't use a frame. When I took a machine quilting class with Cindy Needham on domestic sewing machines like ours, a frame wasn't even mentioned. I'd say try quilting without the frame and see if you like it better. Sure would make it easier to get right to the quilting and not have to fuss with a frame. I've made some large bed quilts on it and plan to do a king on it. Try the craftsy classes on machine quilting. Cindy has a class on there.