There is absolutely no place to put a long arm in my small house. I used to send out about 6 to 8 full size quilts a year to a LA quilter but she raised her prices and even for a simple meander it was too expensive for me. I searched and searched for a simple machine that I could set up at the table that would have a large enough harp to accommodate a full size quilt. I found a Brother pq1500s on line that had a full two inches all around with an automatic thread cutter and heavier motor. I paid $600 for it and it has already paid for it's self in that I have done ten quilts. It is an industrial machine, it only does straight stitch or free motion. That is fine as I have a main machine that has all the bells an whistles. So now it is stored at the end of my cutting table and I can power through my UFO's once or twice a year without having to schlep boxes to UPS store or pay postage coming and going. That is my solution and I am happy with it.