Wow! I knew that I came to the right place. I am quilting on DSM that sits on a table. I TRY to keep the quilt from dragging, but, of course, I'm trying to pay attention to more than one thing at a time, so that's hard, too. I will try the silicone spray on the bed of the machine. I do have the feed dogs down. I have a printer sitting on my sewing table. I think I need to move it to another table and use the entire table so that I would reduce the drag of the entire quilt.
I will certainly look up the links that you provided.
I had my right shoulder replaced about 8 weeks ago and am in PT. I can feel it the next day after I've been pushing and pulling the quilt through the throat of the machine.
Many thanks to all for the great thoughts and advice. This quilt fulfills two of my bucket list items; pinwheel block and gender neutral colors. I'll post a pick when it's done and let you know how I finished the FMQ.