At the end of the day do what is going to make you happy! Forget the naysayers, they have no idea and how do they know if you will or will not use it? What business is it of theirs if you don’t use it? How will your not using it impact their life? Reality is this, life is too short, if you get it and decide it’s not your cup of tea, you can sell it. This is your life and the opinions of others should factor very little, if at all into what you and your husband want to do with your money.
Like anything in life the more you do something the better you get at it. Loading a quilt it time consuming and as others have said, standing there for long periods of time quilting takes a toll of you. I have the robotics for my machine and it’s the best investment ever! I load everything, press a few buttons and let it work it’s magic. I usually work on another project while it’s quilting.
You’ve worked hard in life and now is the time to do something you’ve always wanted to do.