When I plan to do my quilt on my DSM, I glue baste the quilt and let it dry completely. I learned from Cindy Needham (and other) to stabilize with STID. I do that from the center out horizontally and vertically. I do it with the 100% cotton thread I plan to use on the back in the bobbin and an appropriate color of Bottom Line on the top. This completes a grid quilt. There will not be any moving in the grids. Then, I quilt wherever I choose. If I have a difficult motif in multiple places, I can do all the hard stuff and then go to easier stuff. I have done this on small and king sized pieces and it works well for me.