I do all my own quilting on a Juki with a 9" throat. I don't quilt tops in the queen or king size. Most of mine are twin, maybe up to full size and large throws. Lots of smaller quilts, wall hangings, baby quilts. I don't have a large number of FMQing designs I feel I am real good at, but I do have a few and that is what I use. I do loop-d-loop, loops, stipple (large and small) hearts and leaves and some just random fillers. You can do a lot with just one or two designs. and then the learning curve is not so steep. You can add designs as time goes on.