My friend has a Gracie frame w/a Janome on it..loves it. What I personally like about it is that it will hold on rollers all ..your backing, top, batting. Also, once you pin in place there are clamps on the side to hold the quilt tight..so, no basting before:))Yea!!:))It's a good thing and the service is super. She had a prob w/a part and they immed. sent out a new one...no questions asked. (Just make sure whatever machine you are putting on there , that it will have enough throat space once you have loaded your quilt.)
Stencils-You can buy stencils that are already cut out at just about any decent sized quilt store. Even the major ones have them. Then you just pounce your pounce away if you want:))
Hope that helps...Skeat who is not used one..but, looked at the hundred she has already zoomed thru:))