Hi Connie from Washington...you, too, can have a long arm. It doesn't have to be a commercial length....there's the HQ16, the Tin Lizzie, and others out there. Google 'em. I get more pleasure from the quilting than the piecing. I know that's rare, but I piece for the public, too, so the quilting part....just me, the machine and the creativity....are my favorites. But I agree with you, keep the art alive. It kind of died off in the 60's and 70's, I think.