That is interesting. I had called Handi-Quilt about using it with their frame and the clerk said she thought you had to have 12-inches of throat space. But since then I have learned that they are compatible. I am going to look up gracie frames though, shhhhhhhh....don't tell my husband, he thinks I have lost my bearings. Can't buy anything else now. I now have three machines, but the other two are two small to fit a good size quilt in it.
I am sooooo glad I took the plunge to do this. It is just such a nice machine for the money. I would go into the quilt shop and get depressed knowing I could never afford any of those. But I wised up, let my family know that for gifting occasions, I love amazon gift certificates, so five of my daughters started throwing them my way and that paid for 1/2 of it. Life is good....I am envigorated! Pauline