A few years ago I made the choice to get a Brother 1500. I absolutely love it, sews a wonderful stitch cuts the thread has a pin feed and of course you can lower the feed dogs. It has in fact 4 presser foot settings fro no feed to regular. It is very powerful and I quilt all my quilts on it. I do a combo of quilt as you go and quilt in larger sections then add borders. Ihave made quilts up to 110 x110 with no problems. The investment was small compared to a long arm. It also has a very nice size add on table surround. You might want to check it out. A lot of value for the money. It comes with a nice set of attachments. a great walking foot and a very accurate 1/4 inch piecing foot. The height under the arm is a little higher and there is a little more room from the needle to the upright arm, which makes it easier to maneuver a heavy quilt.
Last edited by patdesign; 02-14-2013 at 05:47 AM.