Reasons to get a sit down would be because you do smaller quilts, have no space for a longarm, cost, can't stand to quilt, you do only art quilts. Even if I did only small art quilts I would prefer a Juki or an old Bernina 830. I used Innova and HQ sit down plus I quilt smaller quilts on an Janome and older Bernina, I own, with and extended opening but I bought an Innova on a 12 foot table for quilting full sized quilts. I have no regrets about buying a machine on a frame and I can still do quilts on my Janome and Bernina. I also like the look of the quilting done on the Janome and Bernina over the HQ sit down.
If you are considering a long arm, I much prefer it but it does have a learning curve. I am so happy not to have to baste and deal with pushing and supporting the whole quilt. With very small quilts, up to about 36x36 in., I prefer to use a sit down machine.
Last edited by Annaquilts; 04-04-2015 at 02:44 PM.