Karen Kay Buckley taught us how to quilt in sections. Make the sandwich as usual. Think 1/3. Carefully flip 1/3 of the top back and "wavy cut" away the batting being careful not to snip the backing. Try not to disturb the center 1/3. Roll the top and backing together and secure. Do the same on the other 1/3. Be sure to mark registration lines on the batting, so that once the center is quilted you can match the batting before hand stitching it together. At this point you can machine quilt this 1/3. Also, quilt the center only, leaving the borders to do after the entire center is completed. Also, using a thinner batt is helpful. Works for me. And I hope it helps you all also. Suz