My DH does the quilting and he loves it. He was using a Babylock QCP. He says the Bailey is wonderful. For the money we had to invest this was the best choice. He says there is so much more room. He has never operated a long arm so he can't compare them but he is very pleased with the 15" Bailey. I have joined 2 sites that discuss quilting machine setups (all makes, models,etc) and I haven't read one bad review about the Bailey. There are quite a few owners out there. For the money you can't go wrong. Hope this helps.