I quilt with my domestic machines and have a long arm. The difference is apples to oranges. The only thing that's really the same is practice, practice, practice at which ever you're doing. Moving the quilt around under the machine is totally different than moving the machine around over the quilt. I think since you already do quilting, you probably won't have too much trouble on a long arm, in fact you may even find you enjoy it more. I bought my long arm because I have issues with my hands and pushing the quilt under the machine now makes my hands hurt too much. It's much easier for me with the long arm.
Just my 2cents.
Cari
Last edited by Cari-in-Oly; 09-19-2016 at 11:54 AM.