I don't have a long arm machine and probably never will and also can't afford to send my tops out to be finished. I hand quilt when I'm in the mood to in the cooler months and either do a quilt-as-you-go or just quilt the best I can on my domestic sewing machine the rest of the year. Don't NOT make quilts just because you can't get a long-armer to finish it up! If you want to start small, you can maybe make a table runner, or a baby or lap size quilt...they will fit under your machine easier than a queen or (gulp!) king size.