I quilt all of my quilts on my regular machines. I have used an '85 Viking, a '74 Viking, and now- my fave machine- a 1934 Singer 15-91. It's awesome for FMQ, and has a large throat area. I have quilted everything from a king size (not easy) to crib size on these machines. It can be done- you don't have to have a LA to quilt large quilts. It just takes practice.