I have a I have the QuiltMate Plus as well and love it. I bought a floor model 4 years ago, and have never looked back. My sister has the Horn, and somehow it always looks and feels "cheap". It is fine if it is sitting alone somewhere in your house, but mine sits in the dining room, and looks like the piece of furniture it actually is. I can lower the machine, and put the cover on if we have company, but the truth is--I usually don't. My other sister (a scrap booker) has "cabinet envy" LOL