Lacelady

LOL, Sort of Kathy - I am getting a HQ Sweet Sixteen. It's a regular 16in HQ machine (their smallest I think), but it is set flush into a table that you sit down at, with the machine facing you as per a LA rather than sideways on like a domestic machine. Drawbacks: The machine won't move over the quilt as it would if the quilt was mounted in a frame. On the other hand, I can already FMQ, the table is 30in x 36in and can be extended 18in in both directions with add ons (available in Jan, I am told), and I get to use all those 16in to quilt with, moving the quilt under the needle. It is also possible to upgrade with a frame if I was ever able to find the room for it - so at least it would be good for resale if I popped my clogs sometime.

I tried a prototype in Birmingham in August and ordered it then, and it was finally despatched yesterday - I am hoping it will be here by Tuesday as it has been a long wait, and my patience has been sorely tested.