I finished several on my small throat Bernina but hated the pinning etc. I found a lady who did beautiful pantos and used her for 3 years until I thought I wanted my own long arm. I have one now and while it’s fun doing the designs, its not fun messing with the tension. I have about 20 quilts waiting for me to finish them now and once warmer weather arrives, I think I’ll start tackling them. My long arm is in my walk out lower level and I have to heat it up for several hours before I go down there. Some days I think it would be far cheaper for me to send them to MSQC. Especially when the machine acts up and my repair guy charges me $200 for one weeks work.