You may have difficulty pushing a large quilt through 7 inches but my Bernina only has about 9 inches I think. You only have to be concerned about from the center of your quilt and to the right for pushing it through the harp. You can turn the quilt for the other side once the first half is done. There is away the option of Quilt As You Go (QAYG) in block or section form and joining the blocks/sections later.