I had a machine from Wow quilts after I had been quilting a few years and I liked it. I was only able to do overall quilting though and it took practice to get my stitches fairly even without a stitch regulator. Too bad they are no longer as Rick was very helpful. I have upgraded to a small Gammill and love it. I can do SID and custom work as well as the overall and pantographs. I think for $300 it would be well worth it for the experience. Then if you like frame quilting, you can eventually upgrade.