I have the Queen Quilter18 and yes it is by Tin Lizzie. I have had mine now for 2 years. One thing you should know, that it does not stop when you stop, but comes to such a slow stitch, it is like you are stitching off. I just moved my center box down to the very right on the handle and with a flick of my thumb, I'm able to shut it off, if I need to stop for any reason...I love my longarm and the price made it possible to own one....I may upgrade sometime, but for now Queeny quilts just fine...and I got the wooden frame, which I like better, as I find that there is less vibration JMHO......The Empress is just a step above and will eventually replace the Queen, but is pretty much the same...the difference is that it now has the delay if you are doing ruler work, other than that, it is the same.