For those who may be wondering, floating the quilt is when the bottom of the quilt top is not attached to the leader. I started out not floating my quilts, then floated them for a long time. Recently I decided to stop floating, and the last quilt I did that way, attaching the bottom to the leader, seemed to be take less work. When you float the quilt, you have to check much more often that the quilt is staying square. Most of the longarm teachers I've taken classes from have recommended not floating the quilt.