lots of quilters use domestic machines with 6"-7" harps for quilting. I know a lady who quilts beautiful large (queen+) quilts on a little 1950 singer. it takes practice and patience to learn how to do it- but that is the case with any quilting regardless of what machine you are using. if you want to quilt with your Viking- do so, no one should tell a person it can not be done---yes it can- I've quilted lots of quilts (queens) with my Viking. even though I have a long arm when I am doing really detailed, intricate work I like doing it with the Viking- it lets me really be 'up close & personal' and I can get really creative (along with having all those great special stitches to add in.
