First, have you marked or planned what design you are going to quilt? I have a Juki 2010 so it has a larger throat. I quilt 1/2 at a time then turn it around and quilt the other half. The last quilt I quilted was a large quilt for my king bed, it was oversized. By doing 1/2 at a time it was like I was doing 4 feet at a time. The thing is you have to have alot of table space off to the left to hold that other half. You can't have all that on your lap. I try to have as little as possible on my lap, especially if its hot. Just think of what you're working on, not what is waiting to be worked on. One squiggle at a time!!