One thing you have to consider between a sit down and a long arm is whether you are a push the quilt kind of person or a push the machine kind of person.
I can do some decent FMQ on a domestic machine and have done queen sized quilts on my domestic. I have also rented time on a long arm and I have recently purchased a short arm on a frame, where you move the machine. I am terrible on the long arm/frame and just cannot do free motion at all.
I am beginning to believe that I am a "push the fabric" kind of girl and prefer to sit down and be close to the needle and the fabric to create the designs.
You really should try both the mid arm and the long arm and see which you prefer, if possible. It also seems to me, and I could be wrong here but from what I've read and experienced, that the long arm/frame has a much bigger learning curve than the sit down.
Watson
Last edited by Watson; 05-05-2018 at 11:06 AM.