I would NOT get a sit down unless that was the only way I could fit one in. I detest basting a quilt. I do not like being hunched over a quilt I can pin a queen sized quilt in less than an hour. Easy decision for me. I can do a couple of rows, do something else and easily come back to it. We live in a rental house and I made sure I had a place for my HQ. It is in an alcove in the living room.