Originally Posted by UFOs Galore

A small footprint frame is great if you do not have the space for a larger frame. You have access to a longarm quilting machine without having to dedicate the square footage for a full frame. The only downside is having to baste & work on small areas of your quilt at a time. On the plus side, you will probably have beautiful custom quilts because you cannot do edge to edge designs as easily as you could on a 12' frame.