Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
Originally Posted by bjeriann
Lucky you, I wish there was a quilt show close to me. I want to test drive a longarm so bad.
Me too. I cant even find info on one in St. Louis! I have the funds just don't know where to go to find one other than online! No fun. :(
Are you up for a short road trip? I believe A-1 is in Springfield, APQS is in Des Moines, and Nolting is in the Cedar Rapids, IA area. I'm not recommending them over others, I just knew they were within about a 6-hour or less drive.
Another option is to go to the various longarm manufacturers' Web sites to search for a dealer - there might be someone fairly close by.
If you could visit the AQS show in Des Moines in October, you'd have a chance to try them all. I went last year, and I think just about every manufacturer - even some I hadn't heard of - was there and the machines were set up and ready to play.