Loved the person who said it was the basting! Before I got my used LA, I was always torn between the aches and pains on my shoulders and neck of shoving a quilt through my DSM and the pain of crawling around on the floor trying to baste cause my knees are toast. I rented time at LQS on LA and just loved it! Not just the finishing of a quilt, but the whole process of quilting. I find it really satisfies my creativity urge. Thanks to my Mom,(who taught me to sew), leaving an inheritance, I could afford a used LA. My husband suggested I spend the money on something my Mom would get a kick out of, and it took me all of 10 seconds to say "a long arm!" That was almost a year ago and I don't regret it at all. And while I do have to take a break every 2 hours or so do to my knees, it's still much easier.