I agree with helenquilt. It takes patience (and practice) but you can quilt anything on smaller machines. I bought a Janome 7700 for the large harp space of 11" and can't FMQ worth a darn. It is still nice, though, even for straight line stitching as I don't have to struggle as much with the quilt. There is a Juki TL-2010Q that has a reputation as a real workhorse. It has a 9" throat and the throat is higher (that's important, too) than my Janome. If I had it to do over, that's the one I'd buy.