How lucky for you that you have a place you can rent a long-arm so close. I took a class at a shop that's about 2 hours away. It'd be worth it if I wanted to rent it for an entire day but I don't know if I'd be able to handle it for that long. I'm still dreaming about a sit-down Sweet 16 or something similar that I could have in my sewing room and wouldn't take up so much room.