I too would absolutely love to have a long arm, my quilting might not be any better on it than my DSM, but at least I wouldn't have to wrestle with the darn quilt. This past weekend though, I was at a yard sale and it just so happens that the gal I talked to, has a long arm and rents it out for $20 an hour, so that's what I'm planning on doing and she's not that far away from me, about 20 miles. But, like you, one of these days, I'll have my own long arm.