Quilt Mom, my 15 has an 8 inch throat. Nice for quilting, but I'm not so sure about handcrank quilting! Would think that to turn the crank and wrestle a quilt would be rather difficult.
I'd get it for piecing tho! :) I love my handcrank!! There's just something about using it for sewing and piecing that is....well...uhmmmm... "cool"?