Originally Posted by
Ariannaquilts
Kitsie, what you are referring to is the Bailey machine it's just a stretched DSM however you still don't have the height once you roll the quilt. I belong to the online group and was so glad to hear all the problems that a lot of them had so I didn't go that route. Make an informed decision before you invest your money.
I have a 17" Bailey and I don't have an issue with throat space. I just quilted a 96" long quilt and still had plenty of space in the throat. I had about 12" of quilting space around my needle. True the throat space is a bit smaller than true long arms but if you don't use super thick batting I think you are ok. I am about to start a king size quilt so I will let you know how that goes but I don't anticipate a problem. I love my machine and it works great for me. I haven't had any issues with it since I got it and figured out its tension and what thread works best. But you have those problems with any machine until you get to know it.