Hi,
I've been at this hobby for a year now. I've been using a Brother 420-PRW for my piecing and I sent out a couple quilts to get finished by the incomparable Charisma.
But I've been thinking I should give this FMQ thing the effort it deserves. I'm extremely fortunate that I have a good career that allows to afford a new machine. So I started looking at machines, longarms, midarms, etc. I love the idea of a stitch regulator. But, I really really don't have the space for a longarm and a frame. We've recently moved back to my home town to take care of my father and space is a premium.
Looking at how regulators work, with two sensors mounted to a frame, requires a frame. Then I started looking at the Bernina and the BSR. It's like a reverse laser mouse for your computer. Instead of moving the cursor on your PC, it moves the needle when motion triggers it.
So this all leads me to my question. Is there another setup that uses a stitch regulator lsimilar to the BSR? Or does Bernina have the corner on the market for this type of technology?
The HQ Sweet 16 sitdown looks like a great machine, but there's no regulator available. And I'm guessing that's because there's no place to put the sensors like on a frame.
Sorry for my rant. Thanks for reading. =)