Welcome, Staylor! I have the same Bernina 830 and quilt frame. I've only used the machine on the frame for quilting a couple times, so not an expert here. My issue was trying to manually thread the needle instead of using the automatic threader. I was doing it wrong and she just wasn't having it. The other problem was not having the quilt frame perfectly level. I felt like I was pushing a wheelbarrow uphill on the first half of the frame, then once I reached the middle it wanted to race downhill to the other end. Both user error problems because I'm old and not a techie so there you go. If I remember correctly you'll get about nine inches of quilting space for each pass so plan your quilting design accordingly. For me the whole experience was just too steep a learning curve and frankly made me hesitant to try again. I wanted to play with just the five foot wide frame instead of the full ten feet but my husband wouldn't change the frame for me. Hope this helps, I know the Bernina 830 somehow gets a bad reputation but I can't see it. I think it was too much all at once, especially for people like me and the overwhelm just sunk the boat. My advice would be start small, pay attention to what works and take notes. Once you get the basics down it will go easier. Take things a step at a time and don't try to make a wedding quilt as soon as you get the machine out of the box. Who did that??? Ha! Ha!