That's a beautiful quilt! I love your colors and contrast and the borders. Good luck with the quilting on your DSM! My only advice, in addition to what others have given you, is make sure your table (which holds your machine if it's portable) and your chair are the right height. It will save you lots of shoulder aches! Also, your hands will get slick and won't want to move the quilt, so gardening gloves or actual quilting gloves will help. Others will know more about these (I've never used gloves but I understand the theory) or lotion on hands to give your fingers some tension.