Originally Posted by
b.zang
Thanks to everyone for your feedback. Tomorrow is the big day when I make my final decision.
You might want to try FMQ on each of the models you're interested in before committing. See how the visibility is, see how easy it is to control or "smoosh" the excess in the harp (even take a completed quilt and pretend to quilt it to see how the harp space works for you.)