I had a Juki 98 on a grace frame and couldn't wait to get a quilt on it. I spent about a week messing with practice sheets before I disassembled it and put it in the garage! I can baste one and stabilize it on my sewing machine in less time than it took me to load it! It was too big for the room it was in too and it ran from corner to corner because that was the only way I could walk around it. And that was the "crib" size! Now I store all my UFO's in that room and my sewing machine and the huge desk it's on takes up a corner in my bedroom. I can quilt and spend time with my hubby too. Or I can plop my laptop down on the desk and watch something on Netflix. Or listen to music or audio book. And I can sit! With my weak knees and back, I can't stand for long.
I was lucky that I got a good deal on my setup and I sold it for a good price too and I didn't lose too much money on it. I have had to try out many sewing machines to find the "prince" I have now and I don't want a frame at all. I do drool a little when I see a long-arm but I'd want it on a table. I'd like something like that Sweet 16 but can't justify that price one bit.