I have the HQ Sweet 16 and love the 16" space between the needle and machine. I like that this model faces me (compared to the regular sewing machine where the motor is to the right. DH added an IKEA pull-up table to one side and two small IKEA cabinets on the right for extra space and extra storage. The only negative is that the height of the table does not align with the height of the machine. That impedes ruler work and the trustitch a little bit. So I ended up buying the overlay. Now Baby Lock Tiara is the same model as the HQ Sweet 16 and they fixed the table-height problem.