Say a prayer for your sister quilters who have to resort to a quilting frame with domestic machine on top. The frame was expensive enough (about the price that you seem to buy the long arms for).However, to buy a long arm is a substantial investment (about the cost of a medium sized car and I bet they are more expensive than you can imagine) so therefore, we need to go into business to ease the financial burden. I have practiced on about 6 different types and I liked the Statler, Gammil, and one called an Inspira that Pfaff and Husqvarna have their Grand Quilter on.