The only response I can tell you is to get the biggest frame you can so if you want to quilt a king size quilt, you can. The most important thing to me now is that I wish I had sampled many long arms before buying what I did. I am not happy with my HQ Avante at all. It is a loud clunky machine and my thread breaks many times, I am constantly trying to find thread that works with the machine and I have had it serviced twice since I bought it. I so wish I had bought from a quilt store near me, their reputation is so good and I know that they would have been supportive to me.