I learned to quilt on a very small Brother machine. It might have had 5" at best. I machine quilted a queen sized quilt on it. Not saying it was easy, but I did it! I at times rolled a little of the quilt, but found that too stiff to move easily, so found that pooling the quilt with an extra table at the end of my sewing table to support the weight of it to be the best way for me. If your machine is lightweight, use rubber shelf lining under it to keep it steady.