Originally Posted by cutebuns

I had the gracie frame for a while and it isn't that hard to move the machine on and off of it, and considering the time that you quilt, sew and embroider, the machine on the frame could be doing the least amount of work. Well, depends on how much you embroider for sure. (I tend to do a lot)

For me it was easier to to the table thing that change the sewing machine from sewing to embroidery. (though that doesn't take long either)

If it is a good embroidery machine it will need very little attention and you will be surprised at what you can get done while it is stitching out a design, especially some of the larger designs or designs that have few color changes.