I have the same dreams about a machine I could actually afford. I felt better after buying Paula Reid's DVD on "Fluff and Stuff" and found I was able to quilt a queen size on my regular machine. No rolling of the excess quilt------- you just fluff and stuff. One of the keys is to have a large sewing table that supports the quilt (my sewing table is a kitchen island). Sure you still have to do a lot of manuevering but it saved me $3000+.