Hi Jackie, I have to say that I made the mistake of buying a viking mega quilter with the the 9 inch throat and hated it on the frame. I love the viking for piecing but it was a pain trying to quilt with such a small throated machine. I ended up buying a used 18 fun quilter and a summit frame to actually be able to quilt a normal sized quilt.The viking can only quilt about a 4 inch area after you start rolling all the layers on the take up roller. I still have the viking and it's frame but use it for plain sewing or piecing . It was a costly mistake for me as then I spent more money than I would have if I just bought the funquilter to begin with. Just my 2 cents worth. Anna