Nope, a LA is absolutely not for me. I enjoy hand-quilting too much, and I am too scattered in my crafting. I might spend months working on a quilt, and then not touch it for weeks while I knit a sweater. And then I'll pick up some embroidery and do that for a few weeks. And then I'll stop crafting altogether and spend my leisure time reading for a few months. It's a huge investment (my CAR didn't even cost that much), and I'd be riddled with guilt if it sat collecting dust for months on end. Plus, my crafting budget isn't large. Even if I could afford a longarm, I'd be churning out quilts so quickly I'd be purchasing fabric all the time--thus spending even MORE money.