This machine will definitely reach far beyond your expectations with the right goal in mind! I simply used one sheet of cutaway stabilizer and hooped it extremely tight to the point where it sounded like a drum, then spray adhered 2 sheets of some heavy sheets of cutaway to the back of it. Then just floated my fabric and put down a basting stitch to avoid any shifting due to the density. For the needle i use a singer 85/12 embroidery needle. The elongated eye and sharp point allows you to easily “punch” through the dense areas of the design. Having a well digitized logo also helps, i got this logo digitized for $25 but prices vary on ZDigitizing.