Hello everyone!
I'm a lurker and a reader.. love your forums and pictures! I am in the market for a long arm :lol: I am looking at a Bailey 15" one and I was wondering if anyone had one, or has any opinions on it. Thanks! I'll try to post more often. Have a great day!

You might like to check out the Bailey Quilting machine forum on Yahoo

I, Have the Bailey 15 on a Minni penn grace frame..does good...should of got the BMQ frame from gracie, but I am happy for now....the Bailey does a good job...i do pantos alot..and some free motion....good machine...

if you use the search feature at the top of the page for bailey homequilters you'll find where we have have discussed them , many of us have one

I have a Tin Lizzie and love it! I don't know anything about a Bailey.

I have the Bailey 15" and I love it. It is a basic machine and very user-friendly. Hope you enjoy yours. MB

I love my Gammill. Sorry I've never used a Bailey.

I have a Bailey 15", a pcq (robotic quilting carriage) and a SuperQuilter Proflex frame - all of which I have not used as I'm kind of scared of it. I've had it all for about a year and I'm tempted to sell it since I wonder if I'll ever use it at this point... having said that, I have decided to take a long arm class after the new year so we'll see how I like it after that. The longarm class will be on the Lizzie since that's the dealer we have in town. I could not afford a Lizzie so I went with the Bailey.

Whatever you get, I'm sure you'll like it once you use it..

Okay. I take that back - I had bought a Voyager first and that thing is a BEAST. It is heavier than sin and was sluggish on my frame. I sold it for what I paid for it and didn't look back.

Yarn or Fabric,
I might be interested in your set up if you decide to sell it. I also need to take a class or try out a machine. We Alabamians don't have many chances to see these machines being demonstrated. Not many quilt shows close to us where we can try them. Darn it!!

I just got a Tin Lizzie and Grace Pinnacle frame and the only advice I can give is be ready to practice, practice, practice. So far I have made mistake after mistake but I see progress so there is hope!!

I've had a Handiquilter Avante since September and love it.

Connie.

I'd never heard of Bailey before. I just checked out their website.
That's a pretty cost effective price.

MTS - just remember that the Bailey is a no frills, basic machine. Baileys do have a big following though :)

Understood. But that's a doable price-point to get rid of the pile of quilts staring at me. I've got a cadre of professional long-armers who do the quilts that are really important to me.

I hear you on that. I wasn't - and still not - planning to do other people's quilts but wanted a way to do the big ones I wanted to make. I've got a stack of tops waiting... waiting... waiting.... I still need to make friends with the machine though. Time and courage has not been my friends.