My experience is similar to many. I began hand quilting, then had some done professionally. Took a class in MQ, and do mostly small ones myself on my Janome 9000. Still keep thinking about the Sweet Sixteen machine I test drove at a recent quilt show. It's $4,000, though, and don't see how I could work that into the budget. Have no place to put a huge long arm, and didn't really enjoy it the time I took a class using one. Maybe things will change, but for now, I don't make many huge quilts anyway.