I have quilted many quilts on smaller harp machines. I now have two 9" throat machines that I quilt on and I have quilted many, many quilts on them. Not all that hard for me. I make quilts all the time and guess I am just use to it. I made and quilted 15 quilts 2013. Always make 10 - 18 quilts a year, since 2002. Practice never hurts.