Three years ago my DH bought me the machine of my dreams or so I thought. I have the Bernina 440 Quilters Edition with the stitch regulator. I thought that must be great for machine quilting. I didn't realize what was meant by "long arm"
My machine has a 7.50 arm. I find it really hard to do free motion quilting. Live and learn, if I get another machine I will know what to look for.