Tothill, thank you for your reply! I have taken a class to learn to use an HQ longarm where they do rent time on them. However, even though using the little bird did help me thread that needle, I'm not rushing out to buy a longarm just yet! It would be a huge expense and I don't know that my eyes won't get worse as time goes on. Thankfully, they've been stable for a few years now but certainly no guarantees that will continue. In the meantime, I will concentrate on perfecting my quilting on my domestic machines before worrying about needing something more!