I started looking at the HQ S16, and was ready to buy. Then, at the Houston Quilt Festival last November, I found a booth selling what was essentially the same machine for almost half the $$$. The company is in Tennessee, and the husband and wife manufacture the machine in TN. Even better, the machine comes with a clear table (kind of like the sew steady table for sewing machines), so can be put on any table. Also, it weighs only 35 lbs., so can be stored under the table until you need it.