Yep, worth every penny. A new Homesteader plain, no frame is about $3500.00. I have the first version--the Stretch and love it. Service is great. Jennifer is very easy to deal with and there is a Yahoo! group with all kinds of information.
What amazes me this past month this is the 3rd one I have seen for sale by private owners and when I was looking 3 years ago they were very rare to find used. I can't say enough about these machines and the company. QuiltingSolutions.
This one looks like a 19 inch throat. You should be able to do a 12 inch block all the way to the end of a queen quilt......