I am very glad we are having this dialogue. Hopefully many of the board members will read this information and file it away for future reference. You may not be planning to buy a quilting machine soon, but eventually you may think seriously about having one. This information should help others avoid the problems that have been mentioned here, thus saving some money and heartache by other members.
Thanks to those of you who have added your experience. Quilts are good people always willing to help others.
June