Oh! Here's a blog of someone who only uses a 9" Juki
http://machinequilter.blogspot.com/2009/02/neutrals-fresh-look.html[url]
It's not the site I was thinking of. I'm still trying to find that one but it is inspirational.
If you join the homequiltingsystems yahoo group there are a lot of happy 9" machine owners. It can be done. You just have to learn your machine's capabilities.