I'd like to point out that everyone who said they love quilting on a frame has a long arm, not the 9 inch machine you and I both have. I HAD to have a frame. It now stays folded up behind my couch. I prefer to just set my machine into my desk and quilt sitting down. I still dream of a long arm on a frame, but the 9 inch harp just did not work well for me on a frame. I hope you love your frame way more than I did.