Thanks everyone! Caroline, Roserips had me practice for a while when I was at her place and I practiced some more at home before I started.
I'm over half done with the main body of the quilt. Just a simple meander, my skill level doesn't allow for much more. Since the front and back sides don't align perfectly (Do they ever?) I had to pick something where that doesn't matter as well. The borders will be quilted separately just for a change of pace. I'm pleased with how it's looking.
The Rodney machine (15 clone) is working quite well for the quilting. There was no way I was going to try FMQ on Ella. Treadling and quilting at the same time would be too much. I'm not sure if a VS machine can FMQ or not anyway.
There is one issue. I'm not sure how it's happening but the bobbin thread sometimes pops out of it's slot in the case. That throws the tension off so I end up stopping and re-threading the bobbin occasionally.
Rodney