Carol, I had a regular straight stitch machine on a grace frame, the throat was regular sewing machine size, this one is a 15" Handi Quilter with the metal frame. There's lots to learn. It does load a little different, almost backwards of what my other one did I think. I can do an 84" wide quilt or do quilts in sections then sew them together kinda like a QAYG project. I think I'll try a king size but divide it in maybe 4 pieces then sew those pieces together like QAYG and see how it goes....I don't make king size that often.
Oh before I forget, Holly found the little deer quilt and asked for it LOL
I'm taking a break while the dishwasher runs. I don't think we'll get everything made this year because when I woke up at 4 this morning I started getting those very painful small burst migraine pains so I've been really slow going today. Plus I'm dog tired.
Jana, it's an overhead light bar but the wrong clips were sent so he called HQ yesterday and they're sending the right ones to us and he showed Frankie how to clip them in when they get here. I also have a light rope thing attached up under the throat so I should have plenty of light to quilt by

I bet your tamales will turn out yummy yummy too!
Tina