I have a nice PVC frame, used it quite a bit, learned to machine quilt and would never go back. My aim is to make lots of quilts and use up my fabrics and try patterns I always wanted to do. Have arthritic fingers and turning 65 very soon, my stitches weren't any better than the machine stitches and since I may not live forever machine quilting is what I want to do. I can make a large quilt start to finish in 2 - 3 weeks. Handquilting always took me 2-3 yrs. couldn't make many at that rate. I want to leave some quilts for Grndkids when the are grown and for future GreatGrands.