this thread is perfectly timed! I played with a HQ Simply 16 at the City Quilter in NY two weekends ago, my first try at a long arm. I am just getting into machine quilting ( I have always hand quilted) and was so surprised how much easier it was for me to move the machine rather than move the fabric! I am afraid that if I had had the money I would have bought it on the spot. Cooler minds prevailed, and I am going to the Quilt and Sewing Expo in Fredericksburg, VA this weekend to play!