Welcome from parched dry Southern California but suppose to rain here for the next two days. If you have never quilted before, can you make something smaller to practice on?? I have to admit, my first quilt was a KING. The most important thing is to have support to your left side and behind your machine. My avatar I quilted on my Bernina 1530 which I still quilt on. If your quilt is supported, then moving the quilt thru your machine will not be a struggle. I use to go to my LQS to pin baste my larger quilts in their classroom. I still prefer pin basting. You need to really be outdoors when you use spray basting. I never have tried glue, just too scared and TOO set in my ways. There is also fusible batting but I haven't tried that either. What I do is roll up the left side of the quilt from the center and start quilting in the center and gradually work you way outwards. Good Luck.