It's not really necessary to spend $17,000 and up for a quilting machine. There are several reasonable "long arm" machines out there, the Bailey, you can get for under $5,000 and a lot of times, they have free shipping to the lower 48 states, there's also the Tin Lizzie, Sweet 16, etc., personally speaking, when I have the room and the money, I'll get the Bailey, they have a good reputation and customer service.