Should I buy a long arm?
I think I am going insane. I am actually seriously considering spending multiple thousands of dollars on a long arm quilting machine. What are some things y'all wish you would have known before buying your long arm machines? I would be doing quilting for only myself, not as a business. I don't like wrestling fabric through the throat of the regular sewing machines. Therefore I think a long arm would be easier. I've tried a long arm at a quilt show a couple of years ago and it felt very zen. The computerized machines with the automatic quilting sound phenominal but I couldn't buy any of those new. I don't want to settle for something less than what I want and then not use it because it's not meeting my need but don't want to spend more $ than I actually need to. I'm just starting to research longarm machines and there looks like a steal of a deal on Craigslist- an innova 22 pantograph for $12,500. I don't want my cheapskate ways to put me in a bind- and buy something just because it's on sale even if it's not what I want. Any advice????