I have two 9" throat machines that I quilt on. I can do a large double quilt on either of them. I use gardening glove with the rubber nubs to help move the quilt sandwich around. I quilt them on my glass top dining table, lots of room to spread them out. You can do straight line quilting with a walking foot. I usually do FMQ as I like doing and like the looks.
I didn't have a book. I did watch a couple of youtube videos.