Originally Posted by daisey
I used to have a Bailey 15 and its a great affordable quilting machine. Its very simple and I was one of the 1st to get the stitch regulator. I did very well without the regulator and if I would have done it over I would have not bought the stitch regulator. This machine is very consistant and as long as you learn to quilt at a pretty constant speed the stitches look great! I highly recommend this machine especially if you are just going to be quilting for yourself. Its a work horse and wont die. Mr bailey is so easy to work with too. I sold mine because I wanted a few more features and a larger throat,,,they now have a 20 inch I think...Anyway dont go smaller than the 15 inch because most people move up pretty fast after buying the 13 inch. Good Luck!
Thanks Daisey, we are going to look at the Pro 17. It gives a lot of space to quilt on. I really want to learn to do feathers on the Bailys and hope I find it smooth to work with. I plan on spending at least an hour on the machine to make sure it will do what I want it to do. Have you done pantograms with yours?