The cost of this "thing" is in the $500.00 range? Hmmm, quilting certainly has evolved......from handcrank or hand piecing, templates made from discarded boxes, fabric gleaned from old clothing and feed sacks, etc., to sewing machines costing thousands of dollars in many cases, mass produced supplies and fabric specific to the now "art of" .... And the evolution continues....as it does in other areas of our lives today. Having said all that philosophical stuff, I too will watch this new product as it rises in popularity (maybe) and might even but one down the line!