I have had my Sweet 16 sit down for just over a year and just finished a quilt 66x82 on it and I am a FMQ rookie. You can use long arm templates and rulers 1/4" thick on the Sweet 16 which is awesome. They take a bit of practice managing them, but I get more comfortable with them as I go and have great results. One thing I would recommend to anyone, is to get yourself a couple of extra tables at Walmart or costco to put on each side of the machine table, rather than spend the $200 each for the HQ extensions and make yourself a suspension system for lifting the quilt off the table surface while you quilt. Unbelievable difference in managing the bulk. I feel like I can quilt any size now and I'm not wrestling the quilt. Also would recommend the Q snap frame clamp pieces over the front of the table edge so the quilt doesn't catch on the edge. Here's a pic of my setup. My husband made the frame for me, repurposing the roof rack of our old camper and some 2x4's. I LOVE IT!!!! To give credit where it due, I first saw this idea in Leah Day's website and then several others thereafter. Great if you are a DSM quilter too.