Sweet 16 is a sit-down, free-motion quilting machine where you move the fabric, not the head. I just brought one home today as a local quilter is a dealer and she is letting me try out the demo at my home. I am super excited, as I want to use it for my Fly Away Home quilt. Have some stuff to practice on. I have no interest in a long arm. You are working too far away from the action, and they are way too huge for me. These have a nice size table of their own and sell for somewhere around $4,000 - $5,000, sometimes less for a used one. Also, though it's bigger than a domestic machine, it doesn't take up a whole room the way the LA's do. Now I need to practice, practice, practice, and put together my big sandwich. Hope to use the church hall so I can stretch my sandwich out on big tables instead of crawling around on the floor to pin it together.