Originally Posted by tsnana2000
I bought a HQ Sweet Sixteen Sitdown and so far I love it. It isn't quite like quilting with a domestic machine, but I don't have to fight to get the quilt through the throat of the machine. I was never really interested in getting one with a frame. I think putting a quilt on the frame would be alot of work,plus I like to sit down to do my quilting. The Sweet Sixteen is around $5000. Everyone is different so a longarm may not be for you.
I have one of those too, and I love mine - all that extra space means I don't have to fight a big quilt under it, which is a joy to me so that quilting one is a pleasure, not a chore.