Plus-think about the cost of what it would cost to have all your UFO quilts quilted by someone else. For what that would cost, you could have that paid towards a long arm. I bought a Tin Lizzie 18LS in December and know now that I will never quilt another quilt on a sewing machine! I do freehand quilting and do wish I would have bought one with a longer throat. I bought it with intentions of using it for myself but then did a few quilts for a friend who showed them at our Quilt Guild and then several people asked me if I would quilt for them. I have quilted 30 quilts since then. So that is why I now want a longer throat--so I can have more quilting space before having to advance the quilt, since I am doing quilting for others. I work full time as a Hotel Manager at a Casino Hotel so my quilting time is limited. I hope to pay this machine off and then upgrade to a longer throat.