I agree with Bree123, it does look like Minnie is doing a good job of protecting your fabric. Congrats on your new sewing machine. Enjoy playing with all those stitches and just have fun. I remember when I bought my Janome 4000, which had nearly that amount of stitches. My next door neighbors were expecting twins, so I made baby quilts, one blue and one pink, and I quilted them by sewing around the little blocks with a variety of Rayon thread and I just played. It was fun. However, after a while I got tired of making the little squares, so I just made wide borders, pink gingham for Madison and blue gingham for Noah. They really appreciated my quilts, which is such a boost to your self esteem.