Icedblossom, thank you for your response and I apologize for the delay in mine. My machine is a Babylock Destiny 2. It is so much smarter than I am. Most likely, I am trying to run before learning to walk and should save my Christmas quilt until after achieving more advanced skills. I know my already assembled sandwich can be done in the hoop or maybe even on the hoop. Yes, there are an incredible number of talented ,peoplehere on Quilting Board who can point me in the right direction. Again, thank you.